Matthew 19:3-13

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”

10HisG846 disciplesG3101 saidG3004 to HimG846, “IfG1487 thisG3779 isG1510 theG3588 caseG156 betweenG3588 a manG444 and his wifeG1135, it is betterG4851 notG3756 to marryG1060.”

11“NotG3756 everyoneG3956 can acceptG5562 thisG3778 wordG3056,” He repliedG2036G846, “but onlyG235 those to whomG3739 it has been givenG1325. 12ForG1063 there areG1510 eunuchsG2135 whoG3748 were bornG1537G3384G2836G1080 that wayG3779; others were madeG2134 that way byG5259 menG444; andG2532 still others live like eunuchsG1438G2134 for the sake ofG1223 theG3588 kingdomG932 ofG3588 heavenG3772. TheG3588 one who canG1410 acceptG5562 this should acceptG5562 it.”

13ThenG5119 little childrenG3813 were broughtG4374 toG846 Jesus forG2443 Him to placeG2007 His handsG5495 on themG846 andG2532 prayG4336 for them. AndG1161 theG3588 disciplesG3101 rebukedG2008 thoseG846 who brought them.