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Jesus replied, “Moses permitted divorce only as a concession to your hard hearts, but it was not what God had originally intended. And I tell you this, whoever divorces his wife and marries someone else commits adultery—unless his wife has been unfaithful.[a]

10 Jesus’ disciples then said to him, “If this is the case, it is better not to marry!”

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Footnotes

  1. 19:9 Some manuscripts add And anyone who marries a divorced woman commits adultery. Compare Matt 5:32.

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