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- When Jesus had finished saying these things, he left Galilee and went into the region of Judea to the other side of the Jordan.
- Large crowds followed him, and he healed them there.
- 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?"
- "Haven't you read," he replied, "that at the beginning the Creator 'made them male and female,'
- and said, 'For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh'?
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- And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these sayings, he departed from Galilee, and came into the coasts of Judaea beyond Jordan;
- And great multitudes followed him; and he healed them there.
- 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?
- And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female,
- 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?
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- So they are no longer two, but one. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate."
- "Why then," they asked, "did Moses command that a man give his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away?"
- Jesus replied, "Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because your hearts were hard. But it was not this way from the beginning.
- I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for marital unfaithfulness, and marries another woman commits adultery."
- The disciples said to him, "If this is the situation between a husband and wife, it is better not to marry."
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- Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
- They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away?
- 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.
- And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery.
- His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with his wife, it is not good to marry.
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- Jesus replied, "Not everyone can accept this word, but only those to whom it has been given.
- For some are eunuchs because they were born that way; others were made that way by men; and others have renounced marriagebecause of the kingdom of heaven. The one who can accept this should accept it."
- Then little children were brought to Jesus for him to place his hands on them and pray for them. But the disciples rebuked those who brought them.
- Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these."
- When he had placed his hands on them, he went on from there.
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- But he said unto them, All men cannot receive this saying, save they to whom it is given.
- For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from their mother's womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it.
- Then were there brought unto him little children, that he should put his hands on them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them.
- But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.
- And he laid his hands on them, and departed thence.
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