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But from the beginning of creation, 'God made them male and female.'
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'For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife,
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and the two shall become one flesh.' So they are no longer two but one flesh.
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What therefore God has joined together, let not man put asunder."
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And in the house the disciples asked him again about this matter.
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And he said to them, "Whoever divorces his wife and marries another, commits adultery against her;
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and if she divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery."
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And they were bringing children to him, that he might touch them; and the disciples rebuked them.
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But when Jesus saw it he was indignant, and said to them, "Let the children come to me, do not hinder them; for to such belongs the kingdom of God.
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Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it."
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And he took them in his arms and blessed them, laying his hands upon them.