Matthew 19:1-6

Concerning Divorce

1 ¹When Jesus had finished these words, He departed from Galilee and ²came into the region of Judea beyond the Jordan;

2 and large crowds followed Him, and ³He healed them there.

3 Some Pharisees came to Jesus, testing Him and asking, "⁴Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason at all?"

4 And He answered and said, "Have you not read ⁵that He who created them from the beginning MADE THEM MALE AND FEMALE,

5 and said, '⁶FOR THIS REASON A MAN SHALL LEAVE HIS FATHER AND MOTHER AND BE JOINED TO HIS WIFE, AND ⁷THE TWO SHALL BECOME * ONE FLESH '?

6 "So they are no longer two, but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let no man separate."

Cross References

• 1. Matthew 7:28
• 2. Matthew 19:1-9: {Mark 10:1-12}
• 3. Matthew 4:23
• 4. Matthew 5:31
• 5. Genesis 1:27; Genesis 5:2
• 6. Genesis 2:24; Ephesians 5:31
• 7. 1 Corinthians 6:16

Footnotes

• [a] Lit "many"
• [b] Lit "Him"
• [c] Or "send away"