^{1 Ref} And he got up, and went into the country of Judaea on the other side of Jordan: and great numbers of people came together to him again; and, as was his way, he gave them teaching.

^{2 Ref} And Pharisees came to him, testing him with the question, Is it right for a man to put away his wife?

^{3 Ref} And he said to them in answer, What did Moses say you were to do?

^{4 Ref} And they said to him, Moses let us give her a statement in writing, and be free from her.

^{5 Ref} But Jesus said to them, Because of your hard hearts he gave you this law.

^{6 Ref} But from the first, male and female made he them.

^{7 Ref} For this cause will a man go away from his father and mother, and be joined to his wife;

^{8 Ref} And the two will become one flesh; so that they are no longer two, but one flesh.

^{9 Ref} Let not that which has been joined together by God be parted by man.

^{10 Ref} And in the house the disciples put questions to him again about this thing.

^{11 Ref} And he said to them, Whoever puts away his wife and takes another, is false to his wife;

^{12 Ref} And if she herself puts away her husband and takes another, she is false to her husband.