New American Standard Bible 2020

Matthew 19:2-9

2andlargeπολλοί,polloiG4183crowdsὄχλοιochloiG3793followedἠκολούθησανēkolouthēsanG190Him, andHe healedἐθεράπευσενetherapeusenG2323them thereἐκεῖ.ekeiG1563.

3SomePhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330cameπροσῆλθονprosēlthonG4334toJesus, testingπειράζοντεςpeirazontesG3985Him andaskingλέγοντεςlegontesG3004, “Is it lawfulἔξεστινexestinG1832for a man todivorceἀπολῦσαιapolusaiG630his wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135for anyπᾶσανpasanG3956reasonαἰτίαν;¶aitianG156at all?”

4And He answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611and saidG3004,“Have you not readἀνέγνωτεanegnōteG314that He who createdκτίσαςktisasG2936themfrom the beginningἀρχῆςarchēsG746madeἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160them maleG733and femaleθῆλυthēluG2338,

5and saidG3004, ‘For thisτούτουtoutouG3778reasonἕνεκαhenekaG1752a manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444shall leaveκαταλείψειkataleipseiG2641his fatherπατέραpateraG3962and his motherμητέραmēteraG3384and be joinedκολληθήσεταιkollēthēsetaiG2853to his wifeγυναικὶgunaikiG1135, andthe twoδύοduoG1417shall becomeἔσονται εἰςesontai eisG1510 G1519oneμίανmianG1520fleshσάρκαsarkaG4561’?

6SoὥστεhōsteG5620they are noG3765longerG3765twoδύοduoG1417,but oneμία.miaG1520fleshσὰρξsarxG4561.ThereforeοὖνounG3767,whatὃhoG3739GodθεὸςtheosG2316has joinedG4801togetherσυνέζευξεν,sunezeuxenG4801,noμὴmēG3361personἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444is to separateχωριζέτω.¶chōrizetōG5563.”

7They saidΛέγουσινLegousinG3004to Him, “WhyτίtiG5101,thenοὖνounG3767,did MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475commandἐνετείλατοeneteilatoG1781togiveδοῦναιdounaiG1325hera certificateβιβλίονbiblionG975of divorceἀποστασίουapostasiouG647and sendἀπολῦσαιapolusaiG630her awayG630?”

8He saidΛέγειLegeiG3004to them,“BecauseπρὸςprosG4314of your hardnessσκληροκαρδίανsklērokardianG4641ofG4641heartG4641MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475permittedἐπέτρεψενepetrepsenG2010you todivorceἀπολῦσαιapolusaiG630your wivesγυναῖκαςgunaikasG1135;but from the beginningἀρχῆςarchēsG746it has not beenγέγονενgegonenG1096thisG3779wayοὕτως.¶houtōsG3779.

9And I sayΛέγωLegōG3004to you,whoeverὃς ἂνhos anG3739 G302divorcesἀπολύσῃapolusēG630his wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135,exceptμὴmēG3361for sexualπορνείᾳporneiaG4202immoralityG4202,and marriesγαμήσῃgamēsēG1060anotherG243womanG243commitsG3429adulteryμοιχᾶται.moichataiG3429.”

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