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Matthew 19:1-8
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When Jesus had finished saying these things, he left Galilee and went down to the region of Judea east of the Jordan River.
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Large crowds followed him there, and he healed their sick.
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Some Pharisees came and tried to trap him with this question: “Should a man be allowed to divorce his wife for just any reason?”
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“Haven’t you read the Scriptures?” Jesus replied. “They record that from the beginning ‘God made them male and female.’ ”
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And he said, “‘This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.’
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Since they are no longer two but one, let no one split apart what God has joined together.”
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“Then why did Moses say in the law that a man could give his wife a written notice of divorce and send her away?” they asked.
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Jesus replied, “Moses permitted divorce only as a concession to your hard hearts, but it was not what God had originally intended.
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[a].
Gen 1:27 ; 5:2 .
[b].
Gen 2:24 .
[c].
See Deut 24:1 .
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