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The Book of Mark, Chapter 10, Verse 4

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And he answered and said unto them, ‹What did Moses command you?›
King James Version
And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put [her] away.
American Standard Version
And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away.
New English Translation
In the house once again, the disciples asked him about this.
World English Bible
They said, "Moses allowed a certificate of divorce to be written, and to divorce her."
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And Jesus answered and said unto them, ‹For the hardness of your heart he wrote you this precept.›
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‹But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female.›
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‹For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife;›
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‹And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh.›
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‹What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.›
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And in the house his disciples asked him again of the same [matter].
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And he saith unto them, ‹Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her.›
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‹And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery.›
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And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and [his] disciples rebuked those that brought [them].
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But when Jesus saw [it], he was much displeased, and said unto them, ‹Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.›