Matthew 19:8

New Century Version

Jesus answered, “Moses allowed you to divorce your wives because you refused to accept God’s teaching, but divorce was not allowed in the beginning.

Cross References

Genesis 2:24

So a man will leave his father and mother and be united with his wife, and the two will become one body.

Genesis 7:7

He and his wife and his sons and their wives went into the boat to escape the waters of the flood.

Psalm 95:8

“Do not be stubborn, as your ancestors were at Meribah, as they were that day at Massah in the desert.

Jeremiah 6:16

This is what the Lord says: “Stand where the roads cross and look. Ask where the old way is, where the good way is, and walk on it. If you do, you will find rest for yourselves. But they have said, ‘We will not walk on the good way.’

Zechariah 7:12

They made their hearts as hard as rock and would not listen to the teachings of the Lord All-Powerful. And they would not hear the words he sent by his Spirit through the earlier prophets. So the Lord All-Powerful became very angry.

Matthew 19:7

The Pharisees asked, “Why then did Moses give a command for a man to divorce his wife by giving her divorce papers?”

Matthew 19:9

I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman is guilty of adultery. The only reason for a man to divorce his wife is if his wife has sexual relations with another man.”

Matthew 3:15

Jesus answered, “Let it be this way for now. We should do all things that are God’s will.” So John agreed to baptize Jesus.

Matthew 8:31

The demons begged Jesus, “If you make us leave these men, please send us into that herd of pigs.”

Mark 10:5

Jesus said, “Moses wrote that command for you because you were stubborn.

Mark 16:14

Later Jesus showed himself to the eleven apostles while they were eating, and he criticized them because they had no faith. They were stubborn and refused to believe those who had seen him after he had risen from the dead.

1 Corinthians 7:6

I say this to give you permission to stay away from sexual relations for a time. It is not a command to do so.

1 Samuel 25:43

David also had married Ahinoam of Jezreel. So they were both David’s wives.