1. And he arose from thence, and cometh into the borders of Judea, by the further side of Jordan: and the people resort to him again; and, as he was accustomed, he taught them again.
2. And the Pharisees came to him, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? tempting him.
3. And he answered and said to them, What did Moses command you?
4. And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away.
5. And Jesus answered and said to them, For the hardness of your heart, he wrote you this precept.
6. But from the beginning of the creation, God made them male and female.
7. For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife;
8. And they two shall be one flesh: so then they are no more two, but one flesh.
9. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man separate.
10. And in the house his disciples asked him again of the same matter.
11. And he saith to them, Whoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her.
12. And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery.
13. And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them; and his disciples rebuked those that brought them.
14. But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said to them, Suffer the little children to come to me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.
15. Verily I say to you, Whoever shall not receive the kingdom of God, as a little child, he shall not enter it.
16. And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them.