Matthew 19:8
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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.Jesus replied, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because of your hardness of heart; but it was not this way from the beginning.
In other translations
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.Jesus replied, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because of your hardness of heart; but it was not this way from the beginning.
Greek words
ΛέγειLegeiHe saysG3004αὐτοῖςautoisto themG846ὅτιhotithatG3754ΜωϋσῆςMōusēsMosesG3475πρὸςprosin view ofG4314τὴνtēntheG3588σκληροκαρδίανsklērokardianhardness of heartG4641ὑμῶνhumōnof youG4771ἐπέτρεψενepetrepsenallowedG2010ὑμῖνhuminyouG4771ἀπολῦσαιapolusaito divorceG630τὰςtastheG3588γυναῖκαςgunaikaswivesG1135ὑμῶν·humōnof you;G4771ἀπ᾽ap᾽from [the]G575ἀρχῆςarchēsbeginningG746δὲdehoweverG1161οὐounotG3756γέγονενgegonenwas [it]G1096οὕτως.¶houtōsthis way.G3779
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