Matthew 19:8-9

⁸Jesus replied, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because of your hardness of heart; but it was not this way from the beginning.

⁹Now I tell you that whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman, commits adultery.”

— Matthew 19:8-9

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Cross References for Matthew 19:8-9

• Matthew 5:32
• Luke 16:18
• 1 Corinthians 7:39
• 1 Corinthians 7:10-13
• Mark 10:11-12
• Romans 7:2-3
• Jeremiah 3:8
• Genesis 20:3
• Genesis 12:18-19
• Jeremiah 3:1

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