Matthew 19:8
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Jesus replied, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because of your hardness of heart; but it was not this way from the beginning.”
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“Jesus replied, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because of your hardness of heart; but it was not this way from the beginning.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“He saith unto them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so.”
King James Version · Public Domain“He saith unto them, Moses for your hardness of heart suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it hath not been so.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“He saith to them--`Moses for your stiffness of heart did suffer you to put away your wives, but from the beginning it hath not been so.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Matthew 19:8 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 2:24For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.
- Genesis 7:7And Noah and his wife, with his sons and their wives, entered the ark to escape the waters of the flood.
- 1 Samuel 25:43David had also married Ahinoam of Jezreel. So she and Abigail were both his wives.
- Psalms 95:8do not harden your hearts as you did at Meribah, in the day at Massah in the wilderness,
- Jeremiah 6:16This is what the LORD says: “Stand at the crossroads and look. Ask for the ancient paths: ‘Where is the good way?’ Then walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. But they said, ‘We will not walk in it!’
- Zechariah 7:12They made their hearts like flint and would not listen to the law or to the words that the LORD of Hosts had sent by His Spirit through the earlier prophets. Therefore great anger came from the LORD of Hosts.
- Malachi 2:13And this is another thing you do: You cover the altar of the LORD with tears, with weeping and groaning, because He no longer regards your offerings or receives them gladly from your hands.
- Matthew 3:15“Let it be so now,” Jesus replied. “It is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness in this way.” Then John permitted Him.
- Matthew 8:31So the demons begged Jesus, “If You drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs.”
- Mark 10:5But Jesus told them, “Moses wrote this commandment for you because of your hardness of heart.
- 1 Corinthians 7:6I say this as a concession, not as a command.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).