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.
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The verse 8 is found in chapter 19 of Matthew. The teaching on marriage presents God’s creative intention as the foundation of marital faithfulness. Jesus acknowledges the human hardness that led to certain legal concessions, but points again toward the original purpose of the union.
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Er sprach zu ihnen: Mose hat euch erlaubt zu scheiden von euren Weibern wegen eures Herzens Härtigkeit; von Anbeginn aber ist's nicht also gewesen.
Díceles: Por la dureza de vuestro corazón Moisés os permitió repudiar a vuestras mujeres: mas al principio no fue así.
Il leur répondit: C'est à cause de la dureté de votre coeur que Moïse vous a permis de répudier vos femmes; au commencement, il n'en était pas ainsi.
Egli disse loro: Ben vi permise Mosè, per la durezza de’ vostri cuori, di mandar via le vostre mogli; ma da principio non era così.
Disse-lhes ele: Moisés, por causa da dureza dos vossos corações, vos permitiu repudiar vossas mulheres; mas ao princípio não foi assim.
耶穌說:「 摩西 因為你們的心硬,所以准許你們休妻,但起初並不是這樣。
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