Matthew 19:8

He answered them, Moses because of your hardheartedness, permitted you to put away your wives; but it was not so from the beginning:

1770 John Worsley NT

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 unto Him, Why then did Moses order a bill of divorce to be given, and so to put her away?

9and I tell you, that whosoever putteth away his wife, except for whoredom, and marrieth another, committeth adultery; and he that marrieth her so put away committeth adultery.

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Cross References

Matthew 8:31saying, If Thou cast us out, permit us to go away into the herd of swine:

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