Matthew Chapter 19 Verse 9‹And 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.›

‹And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him.›

‹So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.›

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?

And he answered and said unto them, ‹Have ye not read, that he which made› [them] ‹at the beginning made them male and female,›

‹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?›

‹Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.›

They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away?

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.›

His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with [his] wife, it is not good to marry.

But he said unto them, ‹All› [men] ‹cannot receive this saying, save› [they] ‹to whom it is given.›

‹For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from› [their] ‹mother's womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake. He that is able to receive› [it], ‹let him receive› [it].

Then were there brought unto him little children, that he should put [his] hands on them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them.

But Jesus said, ‹Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.›

And he laid [his] hands on them, and departed thence.

And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?

And he said unto him, ‹Why callest thou me good?› [there is] ‹none good but one,› [that is], ‹God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.›

He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, ‹Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,›

‹Honour thy father and› [thy] ‹mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.›

The Book of Matthew, Chapter 19, Verse 9