6 So they are no longer two, but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let no man separate.” 7 They *said to Him, “(A)Why then did Moses command to give her a certificate of divorce and send her away?” 8 He *said to them, “Because of your hardness of heart Moses permitted you to (a)divorce your wives; but from the beginning it has not been this way.

Footnotes:

a. Matthew 19:8: ['Or ', send away]

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