Matthew 19:6-8
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
6 So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore, what God has joined together, no human being must separate.” 7 [a](A)They said to him, “Then why did Moses command that the man give the woman a bill of divorce and dismiss [her]?” 8 He said to them, “Because of the hardness of your hearts Moses allowed you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it was not so.
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