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Matthew 19:2-9
King James Version
Matthew 19:2-9
King James Version
2 And great multitudes followed him; and he healed them there.
3 The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?
4 And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female,
5 And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh?
6 Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
7 They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away?
8 He saith unto them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so.
9 And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery.
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Matthew 19:2-9
New International Version
Matthew 19:2-9
New International Version
2 Large crowds followed him, and he healed them(A) there.
3 Some Pharisees came to him to test him. They asked, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife(B) for any and every reason?”
4 “Haven’t you read,” he replied, “that at the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’[a](C) 5 and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’[b]?(D) 6 So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.”
7 “Why then,” they asked, “did Moses command that a man give his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away?”(E)
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.”(F)
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- Matthew 19:4 Gen. 1:27
- Matthew 19:5 Gen. 2:24
Matthew 19:2-9
English Standard Version
Matthew 19:2-9
English Standard Version
2 And (A)large crowds followed him, and he healed them there.
3 And Pharisees came up to him and (B)tested him by asking, (C)“Is it lawful to divorce one's wife for any cause?” 4 He answered, (D)“Have you not read that he who created them from the beginning made them male and female, 5 and said, (E)‘Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and (F)the two shall become one flesh’? 6 So they are no longer two but one flesh. (G)What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate.” 7 They said to him, (H)“Why then did Moses command one to give a certificate of divorce and to send her away?” 8 He said to them, “Because of your (I)hardness of heart Moses allowed you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it was not so. 9 (J)And I say to you: whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery.”[a]
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- Matthew 19:9 Some manuscripts add and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery; other manuscripts except for sexual immorality, makes her commit adultery, and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery
Matthew 19:2-9
Christian Standard Bible
Matthew 19:2-9
Christian Standard Bible
2 Large crowds followed him, and he healed them there.(A) 3 Some Pharisees approached him to test him. They asked, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife on any grounds?” (B)
4 “Haven’t you read,” he replied, “that he who created[a] them in the beginning made them male and female,[b](C) 5 and he also said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’?[c](D) 6 So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore, what God has joined together, let no one separate.”
7 “Why then,” they asked him, “did Moses command us to give divorce papers(E) and to send her away?”
8 He told them, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because of the hardness of your hearts, but it was not like that from the beginning. 9 I tell you, whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another commits adultery.”[d](F)
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Matthew 19:2-9
New American Standard Bible 1995
Matthew 19:2-9
New American Standard Bible 1995
2 and [a]large crowds followed Him, and (A)He healed them there.
3 Some Pharisees came to [b]Jesus, testing Him and asking, “(B)Is it lawful for a man to [c]divorce his wife for any reason at all?” 4 And He answered and said, “Have you not read (C)that He who created them from the beginning made them male and female, 5 and said, ‘(D)For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and (E)the two shall become one flesh’? 6 So they are no longer two, but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let no man separate.” 7 They *said to Him, “(F)Why then did Moses command to give her a certificate of divorce and send her away?” 8 He *said to them, “Because of your hardness of heart Moses permitted you to [d]divorce your wives; but from the beginning it has not been this way. 9 And I say to you, (G)whoever [e]divorces his wife, except for [f]immorality, and marries another woman [g]commits adultery[h].”
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- Matthew 19:2 Lit many
- Matthew 19:3 Lit Him
- Matthew 19:3 Or send away
- Matthew 19:8 Or send away
- Matthew 19:9 Or sends away
- Matthew 19:9 Lit fornication
- Matthew 19:9 Some early mss read makes her commit adultery
- Matthew 19:9 Some early mss add and he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery
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