Matthew 19:5-8

5 and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’^[a] ?

6 So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.”

7 “Why then,” they asked, “did Moses command that a man give his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away?”

8 Jesus replied, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because your hearts were hard. But it was not this way from the beginning.

Cross References

• 1. Genesis 2:24; 1 Corinthians 6:16; Ephesians 5:31
• 2. Deuteronomy 24:1-4; Matthew 5:31

Footnotes

• [a]. Gen. 2:24