Matthew 19:2-9

2LargeG4183 crowdsG3793 followedG190 HimG846, andG2532 He healedG2323 themG846 thereG1563.

3ThenG2532 some PhariseesG5330 cameG4334 and testedG3985 HimG846 by askingG3004, “Is it lawfulG1487G1832 for a manG444 to divorceG630 hisG846 wifeG1135 forG2596 anyG3956 reasonG156?”

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Jesus answeredG611, “Have you not readG3756G314 thatG3754 fromG575 the beginningG746 theG3588 CreatorG2936 ‘madeG4160 themG846 maleG730 andG2532 femaleG2338,’1 5andG2532 saidG2036, ‘For this reasonG1752G3778 a manG444 will leaveG2641 his fatherG3962 andG2532 motherG3384 andG2532 be united toG2853 hisG846 wifeG1135, andG2532 theG3588 twoG1417 will becomeG1510G1519 oneG1520 fleshG4561’2? 6SoG5620 they areG1510 no longerG3765 twoG1417, butG235 oneG1520 fleshG4561. ThereforeG3767 whatG3739 GodG2316 has joined togetherG4801, let manG444 notG3361 separateG5563.”

7“WhyG5101 thenG3767,” they askedG3004, “did MosesG3475 orderG1781 a man to giveG1325 his wife a certificateG975 of divorceG647 andG2532 send her awayG630G846?3”

8Jesus repliedG3004, “MosesG3475 permittedG2010 youG4771 to divorceG630 yourG4771 wivesG1135 because ofG4314 yourG4771 hardness of heartG4641. ButG1161 it wasG1096 notG3756 this wayG3779 fromG575 the beginningG746. 9NowG1161 I tellG3004 youG4771 thatG3754 whoeverG3739G302 divorcesG630 hisG846 wifeG1135, exceptG3361 forG1909 sexual immoralityG4202, andG2532 marriesG1060 another womanG243 commits adulteryG3429.4”