7. They said to him, “Why then did Moses command us to give a certificate of dismissal and to divorce her?”
8. Jesus said to them, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because of your hard hearts, but from the beginning it was not this way.
9. Now I say to you that whoever divorces his wife, except for immorality, and marries another commits adultery.”
10. The disciples said to him, “If this is the case of a husband with a wife, it is better not to marry!”
11. He said to them, “Not everyone can accept this statement, except those to whom it has been given.
12. For there are some eunuchs who were that way from birth, and some who were made eunuchs by others, and some who became eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. The one who is able to accept this should accept it.”
13. Then little children were brought to him for him to lay his hands on them and pray. But the disciples scolded those who brought them.