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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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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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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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Divorce
Jesus then left that place and went into the region of Judea and across the Jordan. Again crowds of people came to him, and as was his custom, he taught them.
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Some Pharisees came and tested him by asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?”
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They said, “Moses permitted a man to write a certificate of divorce and send her away.”
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He answered, “Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her.
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And if she divorces her husband and marries another man, she commits adultery.”
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“Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and the man who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
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But if she does, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife.
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To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord): If any brother has a wife who is not a believer and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her.
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And if a woman has a husband who is not a believer and he is willing to live with her, she must not divorce him.