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Matthew 19:5-7
New Century Version
Matthew 19:5-7
New Century Version
5 And God said, ‘So a man will leave his father and mother and be united with his wife, and the two will become one body.’[a] 6 So there are not two, but one. God has joined the two together, so no one should separate them.”
7 The Pharisees asked, “Why then did Moses give a command for a man to divorce his wife by giving her divorce papers?”
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- 19:5 ‘So . . . body.’ Quotation from Genesis 2:24.
Matthew 19:5-7
New International Version
Matthew 19:5-7
New International Version
5 and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’[a]?(A) 6 So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.”
7 “Why then,” they asked, “did Moses command that a man give his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away?”(B)
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- Matthew 19:5 Gen. 2:24
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