6 But from the beginningj of creationk GodA made them male and female.B,l 7 For this reason a man will leavem his father and motherC 8 and the two will become one flesh.D,n So they are no longer two, but one flesh. 9 Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.”o

10 When they were in the house again, the disciples questioned him about this matter. 11 He said to them, “Whoever divorces his wifep and marriesq another commits adulteryr against her. 12 Also, if she divorces her husbands and marries another, she commits adultery.”