( F) 12 And if she divorces her husband and marries another man, she commits adultery.” ( G) The Little Children and Jesus ( H)ġ3 People were bringing little children to Jesus for him to place his hands on them, but the disciples rebuked them. 11 He answered, “Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her. 9 Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.”ġ0 When they were in the house again, the disciples asked Jesus about this.

6 “But at the beginning of creation God ‘made them male and female.’ ( D) 7 ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, 8 and the two will become one flesh.’ ( E) So they are no longer two, but one flesh.

2 Some Pharisees ( A) came and tested him by asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?”ģ “What did Moses command you?” he replied.Ĥ They said, “Moses permitted a man to write a certificate of divorce and send her away.” ( B)ĥ “It was because your hearts were hard ( C) that Moses wrote you this law,” Jesus replied.

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