Matthew 19:8
“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 (KJV)
🌐 Matthew 19:8 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
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.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
“Moses, owing to the hardness of your hearts,” answered Jesus, “permitted you to divorce your wives, but that was not so at the beginning.
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Er spricht zu ihnen: Moses hat wegen eurer Herzenshärtigkeit euch gestattet, eure Weiber zu entlassen; von Anfang aber ist es nicht also gewesen.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Díceles: Por la dureza de vuestro corazón Moisés os permitió repudiar á vuestras mujeres: mas al principio no fué así.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Jesus lhes disse: Por causa da dureza dos vossos corações Moisés vos permitiu divorciardes de vossas mulheres; mas no princípio não foi assim.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Ele disse-lhes: "Por causa da dureza do vosso coração, Moisés vos permitiu repudiar vossas esposas, mas, no princípio, não era dessa forma.
📖 Matthew 19:8 in Context
6Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
7They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away?
8He 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.
9And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery.
10His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with his wife, it is not good to marry.
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