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Because Joseph her husband was faithful to the law, and yet did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly.
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Adultery
“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’
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But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
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Divorce
“It has been said, ‘Anyone who divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.’
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But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, makes her the victim of adultery, and anyone who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
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For out of the heart come evil thoughts—murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander.
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Divorce
When Jesus had finished saying these things, he left Galilee and went into the region of Judea to the other side of the Jordan.
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Some 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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“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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Jesus replied, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because your hearts were hard. But it was not this way from the beginning.
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I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery.”
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“Which ones?” he inquired. Jesus replied, “‘You shall not murder, you shall not commit adultery, you shall not steal, you shall not give false testimony,
