Matthew 19:1-12
View Full ChapterDivorce 1When Jesus had finished saying these things, he left Galilee and went into the region of Judea to the other side of the Jordan.
2Large crowds followed him, and he healed them there.
3Some Pharisees came to him to test him. They asked, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any and every reason?”
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7“Why then,” they asked, “did Moses command that a man give his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away?”
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10The disciples said to him, “If this is the situation between a husband and wife, it is better not to marry.”
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