1 When Jesus finished saying these things, he left Galilee. He went into the area of Judea on the other side of the Jordan River.
2 Large crowds followed him. He healed them there.
3 Some Pharisees came to put him to the test. They asked, "Does the Law allow a man to divorce his wife for any reason at all?"
4 Jesus replied, "Haven't you read that in the beginning the Creator 'made them male and female'? (Genesis 1:27)
5 He said, 'That's why a man will leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife. The two will become one.' (Genesis 2:24)