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Now when Jesus had finished these sayings ,
he went away from Galilee and entered the region of Judea beyond the Jordan ;
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and large crowds followed him ,
and he healed them there .
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And Pharisees came up to him and tested him by asking , "
Is it lawful to divorce one '
s wife for any cause ?"
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He answered , "
Have you not read that he who made them from the beginning made them male and female ,
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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 '?
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So they are no longer two but one flesh .
What therefore God has joined together ,
let not man put asunder ."
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They said to him , "
Why then did Moses command one to give a certificate of divorce ,
and to put her away ?"
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He said to them , "
For your hardness of heart Moses allowed you to divorce your wives ,
but from the beginning it was not so .
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And I say to you :
whoever divorces his wife ,
except for unchastity ,
and marries another ,
commits adultery ."
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The disciples said to him , "
If such is the case of a man with his wife ,
it is not expedient to marry ."
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But he said to them , "
Not all men can receive this saying ,
but only those to whom it is given .
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For there are eunuchs who have been so from birth ,
and there are eunuchs who have been made eunuchs by men ,
and there are eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven .
He who is able to receive this ,
let him receive it ."