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When Jesus finished speaking, he left Galilee and traveled along the other side of the Jordan River to the territory of Judea.
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Large crowds followed him, and he healed them there.
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Some Pharisees came to test him. They asked, "Can a man divorce his wife for any reason?"
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Jesus answered, "Haven't you read that the Creator made them male and female in the beginning
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and that he said, 'That's why a man will leave his father and mother and will remain united with his wife, and the two will be one'?
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So they are no longer two but one. Therefore, don't let anyone separate what God has joined together."
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The Pharisees asked him, "Why, then, did Moses order a man to give his wife a written notice to divorce her?"
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Jesus answered them, "Moses allowed you to divorce your wives because you're heartless. It was never this way in the beginning.
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I can guarantee that whoever divorces his wife for any reason other than her unfaithfulness is committing adultery if he marries another woman."