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"Why then," said they, "did Moses command the husband to give her `a written notice of divorce,' and so put her away?"
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"Moses," He replied, "in consideration of the hardness of your nature permitted you to put away your wives, but it has not been so from the beginning.
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And I tell you that whoever divorces his wife for any reason except her unfaithfulness, and marries another woman, commits adultery."
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"If this is the case with a man in relation to his wife," said the disciples to Him, "it is better not to marry."
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"It is not every man," He replied, "who can receive this teaching, but only those on whom the grace has been bestowed.
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There are men who from their birth have been disabled from marriage, others who have been so disabled by men, and others who have disabled themselves for the sake of the Kingdom of the Heavens. He who is able to receive this, let him receive it."
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Then young children were brought to Him for Him to put His hands on them and pray; but the disciples interfered.
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Jesus however said, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them; for it is to those who are childlike that the Kingdom of the Heavens belongs."
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So He laid His hands upon them and went away.
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"Teacher," said one man, coming up to Him, "what that is good shall I do in order to win the Life of the Ages?"
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"Why do you ask me," He replied, "about what is good? There is only One who is truly good. But if you desire to enter into Life, keep the Commandments."