The Pharisees and Divorce

When the pharisees test Jesus by asking Him about divorce, He teaches based on the creation account marriage is holy and should not be dissolved. When the disciples respond that then it is better not to marry, Jesus states that only a few agree with them.

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Matthew 19:3-12

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Some Pharisees came to 1 Jesus,

testing Him

and asking,

“ a Is it lawful for a man to 2 divorce his wife for any reason at all?”

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And He answered and said,

“Have you not read a that He who created them from the beginning made them male and female ,

and said,

‘ a For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother

and be joined to his wife ,

and b the two shall become one flesh ’?

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So they are no longer two,

but one flesh.

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What therefore God has joined together, let no man separate.”

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They * said to Him,

“ a Why then did Moses command to give her a certificate of divorce

and send her away ?”

He * said to them,

“Because of your hardness of heart

Moses permitted you to 1 divorce your wives;

but from the beginning it has not been this way.

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And I say to you,

a whoever 1 divorces his wife, except for 2 immorality,

and marries another woman

3 commits adultery 4 .”

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The disciples * said to Him,

“If the relationship of the man with his wife is like this,

it is better not to marry.”

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But He said to them,

“ a Not all men can accept this statement,

but b only those to whom it has been given.

For there are eunuchs who were born that way from their mother’s womb;

and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by men;

and there are also eunuchs who made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven.

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He who is able to accept this, let him accept it. ”

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Matthew 19:3-12

Grounds for Divorce

Question

Some Pharisees came to Jesus, testing Him and asking,

“Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason at all?”

Answer

And He answered and said,

“Have you not read that He who created them from the beginning made them male and female,

and said,

‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother

and be joined to his wife,

and the two shall become one flesh’?

So they are no longer two,

but one flesh.

What therefore God has joined together, let no man separate.”

Moses and Divorce

They said to Him,

“Why then did Moses command to give her a certificate of divorce and send her away?”

He said to them,

“Because of your hardness of heart

Moses permitted you to divorce your wives;

but from the beginning it has not been this way.

And I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for immorality,

and marries another woman

commits adultery.”

Grounds for Marriage

Statement

The disciples said to Him,

“If the relationship of the man with his wife is like this,

it is better not to marry.”

Response

But He said to them,

“Not all men can accept this statement,

but only those to whom it has been given.

For there are eunuchs who were born that way from their mother’s womb;

and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by men;

and there are also eunuchs who made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven.

He who is able to accept this, let him accept it.”

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