8 Jesus replied, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because of your hardness of heart; but it was not this way from the beginning.
Matthew 19:8
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Mark 10:4–6
4 They answered, “Moses permitted a man to write his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away.” 5 But Jesus told them, “Moses wrote this commandment for you because of your hardness of heart. 6 However, from the beginning of creation, ‘God made them male and f…
Matthew 5:30–32
30 And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to depart into hell. 31 It has also been said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.’ 32 B…
Matthew 19:2–4
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Mark 10:10–12
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Luke 16:17–19
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Malachi 2:15–17
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Luke 20:33–35
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Matthew 15:2–4
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