Matthew 19:8

He saith to them, Moses, on account of your hardness of heart, allowed you m put away your wives; but in the beginning it was not so.

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

7They say to him, Why then did Moses ordain that a man may give his wife a writing of divorcement, and put her away?

9And I say to you, Whoever putteth away his wife, except for fornication, and marrieth another, committeth adultery.

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Cross References

Jeremiah 6:16Thus saith Jehovah: Stand ye upon the ways and look; And ask for the old paths, “Where is the good way?” Walk ye in it, and ye shall find for yourselves rest. But they say, We will not walk in it.

Malachi 2:13And this also ye do: Ye cover the altar of Jehovah with tears, With weeping and with groans, So that he no more hath regard to the offering, Nor receiveth it with good-will from your hand.

Matthew 8:31And the demons besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, send us into the herd of swine.

1 Corinthians 7:6But I say this by way of permission, not command.

Matthew Henry on Matthew 19:4-13

The Law of Divorce. 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… Read the whole commentary →

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