Matthew 19:8 - Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

⁸ 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.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁸ 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

⁸ 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)

⁸ 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

⁸ 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

⁸ 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

⁸ 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.

Matthew 19:8 Tagairtí Cros

Genesis 2:24

That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife. In this way two people become one.

Genesis 7:7

He and his family went into the boat to be saved from the flood. His wife and his sons and their wives were on the boat with him.

Psalm 95:8

“Don’t be stubborn, as you were at Meribah, as you were at Massah in the desert.

Jeremiah 6:16

This is what the Lord says: “Stand at the crossroads and look. Ask where the old road is. Ask where the good road is, and walk on that road. If you do, you will find rest for yourselves. But you people have said, ‘We will not walk on the good road.’

Zechariah 7:12

They were very stubborn and would not obey the law. The Lord All-Powerful used his Spirit and sent messages to his people through the prophets. But the people would not listen, so the Lord All-Powerful became very angry.

Matthew 19:7

The Pharisees asked, “Then why did Moses give a command allowing a man to divorce his wife by writing a certificate of divorce?”

Matthew 19:9

I tell you that whoever divorces his wife, except for the problem of sexual sin, and marries another woman is guilty of adultery.”

Matthew 3:15

Jesus answered, “Let it be this way for now. We should do whatever God says is right.” Then John agreed.

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 refused to accept God’s teaching.

Mark 16:14

Later, Jesus appeared to the eleven followers while they were eating. He criticized them because they had so little faith. They were stubborn and refused to believe the people who said Jesus had risen from death.

1 Corinthians 7:6

I say this only to give you permission to be separated for a time. It is not a rule.

1 Samuel 25:43

David had also married Ahinoam of Jezreel. Both Ahinoam and Abigail were David’s wives.