Matthew 19:7-9

EasyEnglish Bible

⁷ Then the Pharisees said to Jesus, ‘Moses said that a man could write a letter to say that he and his wife are no longer married. Then the man can send the woman away. Why did Moses say this?’

⁸ Jesus answered them, ‘Moses said this because you people did not want to obey God. All these things were different at the start, when God made the world. ⁹ But now I say to you: A man must not send his wife away and marry another woman. If he does that, it is the same as if he had sex with another man's wife. A man may only send his wife away if she has had sex with another man.’