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Matthew 19:1-6
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When Jesus had completed these teachings, he left Galilee and crossed the region of Judea on the other side of the Jordan.
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Great crowds followed him there, and he healed them.
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One day the Pharisees were badgering him: "Is it legal for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?"
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He answered, "Haven't you read in your Bible that the Creator originally made man and woman for each other, male and female?
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And because of this, a man leaves father and mother and is firmly bonded to his wife, becoming one flesh - no longer two bodies but one.
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Because God created this organic union of the two sexes, no one should desecrate his art by cutting them apart."
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Published by permission. Originally published by NavPress in English as THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language copyright 2002 by Eugene Peterson. All rights reserved.