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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,
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adultery, greed, malice, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance and folly.
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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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You know the commandments: ‘You shall not murder, you shall not commit adultery, you shall not steal, you shall not give false testimony, you shall not defraud, honor your father and mother.’”
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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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You know the commandments: ‘You shall not commit adultery, you shall not murder, you shall not steal, you shall not give false testimony, honor your father and mother.’”
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The teachers of the law and the Pharisees brought in a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before the group
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and said to Jesus, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery.
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You who say that people should not commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples?
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The commandments, “You shall not commit adultery,” “You shall not murder,” “You shall not steal,” “You shall not covet,” and whatever other command there may be, are summed up in this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
