Matthew 19:8

First Nations Version

“It is because of your cold hearts of stone that Drawn from the Water (Moses) permitted this,” he answered, “but this was not the Great Spirit’s original plan for men and women.

Cross References

Mark 10:5

“It is because of your hard hearts that he permitted this,” he said to them.

1 Corinthians 7:6

I am not telling you what you must do. I am only guiding you by what I have learned as a weak human being.

Matthew 8:31

The evil spirits spoke through the men. “If you must force us out,” they begged, “then send us into that herd of pigs.”

Matthew 3:15

“This is the way it should be, for now,” Creator Sets Free (Jesus) answered. “It is the right thing to do,to bring honor to the ways of Great Spirit.” Gift of Goodwill (John) agreed to perform the ceremony.

Matthew 19:7

“Why then,” they asked him, “does Drawn from the Water (Moses), in the Law, instruct that a man give his wife divorce papers before sending her away?”

Matthew 19:9

“But here is how I will answer you,” he told them. “Any man who sends his wife away and marries another is guilty of being unfaithful to her, unless she was the one who was not faithful.”

Mark 16:14

Later, at another time, he showed himself to the eleven message bearers while they were sitting around a table eating a meal. He scolded them for their hard hearts and failure to believe the others who had seen him alive.