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Matthew 19:8

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19:8Jesus9 said to them, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because of your hard hearts,10 but from the beginning it was not this way.

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Footnotes

  1. 9 A few important (א Φ pc) have the name “Jesus” here, but it is probably not original. Nevertheless, this translation routinely specifies the referents of pronouns to improve clarity, so that has been done here. Grk “He”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  2. 10 Grk “heart” (a collective singular).

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

He said to them, “Because of your hardness of heart Moses allowed you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it was not so.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Jesus replied, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because your hearts were hard. But it was not this way from the beginning.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

He told them, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because of the hardness of your hearts, but it was not like that from the beginning.

NLTNew Living Translation

Jesus replied, “Moses permitted divorce only as a concession to your hard hearts, but it was not what God had originally intended.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

He said to them, “Moses, with reference to your hardness of heart, permitted you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it was not like this.

KJV 1900King James Version

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.