Matthew 19:8

Catholic Public Domain Version

He said to them: "Although Moses permitted you to separate from your wives, due to the hardness of your heart, it was not that way from the beginning.

Cross References

Genesis 2:24

For this reason, a man shall leave behind his father and mother, and he shall cling to his wife; and the two shall be as one flesh.

Genesis 7:7

And Noah entered into the ark, and his sons, his wife, and the wives of his sons with him, because of the waters of the great flood.

Psalm 95:8

Bring to the Lord glory for his name. Lift up sacrifices, and enter into his courts.

Jeremiah 6:16

Thus says the Lord: "Stand above the ways, and see and ask, about the ancient paths, as to which is the good way, and then walk in it. And you will find refreshment for your souls. But they said: 'We will not walk.'

Zechariah 7:12

And they set their heart like the hardest stone, so that they would not hear the law and the words that the Lord of hosts has sent with his Spirit by the hand of the former prophets. And so a great indignation came from Lord of hosts.

Matthew 19:7

They said to him, "Then why did Moses command him to give a bill of divorce, and to separate?"

Matthew 19:9

And I say to you, that whoever will have separated from his wife, except because of fornication, and who will have married another, commits adultery, and whoever will have married her who has been separated, commits adultery."

Matthew 3:15

And responding, Jesus said to him: "Permit this for now. For in this way it is fitting for us to fulfill all justice." Then he allowed him.

Matthew 8:31

Then the demons petitioned him, saying: "If you cast us from here, send us into the herd of swine."

Mark 10:5

But Jesus responded by saying: "It was due to the hardness of your heart that he wrote that precept for you.

Mark 16:14

Finally, he appeared to the eleven, as they sat at table. And he rebuked them for their incredulity and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen that he had risen again.

1 Corinthians 7:6

But I am saying this, neither as an indulgence, nor as a commandment.

1 Samuel 25:43

Moreover, David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel. And both of them were his wives.