Matthew:19:1-12

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* Now it came to pass , when Jesus had finished these sayings , that He departed from Galilee and came to the region of Judea beyond the Jordan . * And great multitudes followed Him , and He healed them there . * The Pharisees also came to Him , testing Him , and saying to Him , "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for just any reason ?" * And He answered and said to them , "Have you not read that He who made them at the beginning "made them male and female ,' * and said , "For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife , and the two shall become one flesh '? * So then , they are no longer two but one flesh . Therefore what God has joined together , let not man separate ." * They said to Him , "Why then did Moses command to give a certificate of divorce , and to put her away ?" * He said to them , "Moses , because of the hardness of your hearts , permitted you to divorce your wives , but from the beginning it was not so . * And I say to you , whoever divorces his wife , except for sexual immorality , and marries another , commits adultery ; and whoever marries her who is divorced commits adultery ." * His disciples said to Him , "If such is the case of the man with his wife , it is better not to marry ." * But He said to them , "All cannot accept this saying , but only those to whom it has been given : * For there are eunuchs who were born thus from their mother 's womb , and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by men , and there are eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven 's sake . He who is able to accept it , let him accept it ."

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