New International Reader's Version

Matthew 19:6-11 New International Reader's Version (NIRV)

6. They are no longer two, but one. So a man must not separate what God has joined together."

7. They asked, "Then why did Moses command that a man can give his wife a letter of divorce and send her away?"

8. Jesus replied, "Moses let you divorce your wives because you were stubborn. But it was not this way from the beginning.

9. Here is what I tell you. Anyone who divorces his wife and gets married to another woman commits adultery. A man may divorce his wife only if she has not been faithful to him."

10. The disciples said to him, "If that's the way it is between a husband and wife, it is better not to get married."

11. Jesus replied, "Not everyone can accept the idea of staying single. Only those who have been helped to live without getting married can accept it.