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Matthew 19:7-11 Good News Bible (GNB)

7. The Pharisees asked him, “Why, then, did Moses give the law for a man to hand his wife a divorce notice and send her away?”

8. Jesus answered, “Moses gave you permission to divorce your wives because you are so hard to teach. But it was not like that at the time of creation.

9. I tell you, then, that any man who divorces his wife for any cause other than her unfaithfulness, commits adultery if he marries some other woman.”

10. His disciples said to him, “If this is how it is between a man and his wife, it is better not to marry.”

11. Jesus answered, “This teaching does not apply to everyone, but only to those to whom God has given it.