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Matthew 19:8-9
New American Standard Bible
Matthew 19:8-9
New American Standard Bible
8 He *said to them, “Because of your hardness of heart Moses permitted you to [a]divorce your wives; but from the beginning it has not been this way. 9 And I say to you, (A)whoever [b]divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman [c]commits adultery[d].”
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- Matthew 19:8 Lit send away
- Matthew 19:9 Lit sends away
- Matthew 19:9 One early ms makes her commit adultery
- Matthew 19:9 One early ms adds and he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery
Matthew 19:8-9
New International Version
Matthew 19:8-9
New International Version
8 Jesus replied, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because your hearts were hard. But it was not this way from the beginning. 9 I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery.”(A)
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