1 And he arose from there, and came into the regions of Judea beyond the Jordan: and the people came unto him again; and, as his custom was, he taught them again.
2 And the Pharisees came to him, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? testing him.
3 And he answered and said unto them,
4 And they said, Moses allowed a man to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away.
5 And Jesus answered and said unto them,
6 But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female.
7 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and be joined to his wife;