This is why a man leaves his father and his mother and clings to his wife; and they become one flesh.
Matthew 19:8 - Tree of Life Version Yeshua said to them, “Because of your hardness of heart Moses permitted you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it was not so. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition He said to them, Because of the hardness (stubbornness and perversity) of your hearts Moses permitted you to dismiss and repudiate and divorce your wives; but from the beginning it has not been so [ordained]. American Standard Version (1901) He saith unto them, Moses for your hardness of heart suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it hath not been so. Common English Bible Jesus replied, “Moses allowed you to divorce your wives because your hearts are unyielding. But it wasn’t that way from the beginning. 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. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version He saith to them: Because Moses by reason of the hardness of your heart permitted you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so. |
This is why a man leaves his father and his mother and clings to his wife; and they become one flesh.
So Noah, his sons, his wife, and his sons’ wives, entered the ark because of the floodwaters.
“Do not harden your heart as at Meribah, as in the day of Massah in the wilderness,
Thus says Adonai: “Stand in the roads and look. Ask for the ancient paths— where the good way is— and walk in it. Then you will find rest for your souls. But they said, ‘We won’t walk in it.’
Indeed, they made their hearts as hard as flint preventing them from hearing the Torah or the words that Adonai-Tzva’ot sent by His Ruach through the former prophets. Consequently, great wrath came from Adonai-Tzva’ot.
They said to Him, “Why then did Moses command to ‘give her a certificate of divorce and put her away?’”
Now I tell you, whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery.”
But Yeshua responded, “Let it happen now, for in this way it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” So John yielded to Him.
The demons kept begging Him, “If You drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs.”
But Yeshua said to them, “Because of your hardness of heart he wrote you this commandment!
Later He appeared to them, the eleven, as they were reclining at the table. He rebuked them for their unbelief and hardheartedness, because they did not believe those who had seen Him after He had been raised.
David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel, and the two of them were his wives.