²⁰ “For I say to you that unless your ^(A)righteousness far surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven.

²⁷ “^(A)You have heard that it was said, ‘^(B)You shall not commit adultery’; ²⁸ but I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman ^(C)with lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

³¹ “Now it was said, ‘^(A)Whoever sends his wife away is to give her a certificate of divorce’; ^32 (B)but I say to you that everyone who ^[a]divorces his wife, except for the reason of sexual immorality, makes her commit adultery; and whoever marries a ^[b]divorced woman commits adultery.

⁷ They *said to Him, “^(A)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 ^[a]divorce your wives; but from the beginning it has not been this way.