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Read Full Chapter (Matthew 19) Matthew 19:1-3 KJV
"And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these sayings, he departed from Galilee, and came into the coasts of Judaea beyond Jordan; And great multitudes followed him; and he healed them there. The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?"
Matthew Chapter 19, Verse 1-3
Matthew 19:1-3 in Context (Verses 1–6 KJV)
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And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these sayings, he departed from Galilee, and came into the coasts of Judaea beyond Jordan;
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And great multitudes followed him; and he healed them there.
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¶ The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?
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And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female,
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And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh?
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Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.