is expressly condemned only in its more aggravated forms, though it is always regarded with disfavour. The latter was a fundamental sin against the family, and so against society, and carried the death penalty with it (Lev. 20:10; Dt. 22:22). The pious Jew regarded all sexual sin, whether of act or thought, with abhorrence. If Jesus concentrated on the more serious offence, He was not in any way condoning the lesser. The popular opinion that the rabbis were very lax about divorce comes from an ignorance