² The Pharisees approached and asked, “Is it lawful for a husband to divorce his wife?” They were testing him. ³ He said to them in reply, “What did Moses command you?” ⁴ They replied, “Moses permitted him to write a bill of divorce and dismiss her.” ⁵ But Jesus told them, “Because of the hardness of your hearts he wrote you this commandment. ⁶ But from the beginning of creation, ‘God made them male and female. ⁷ For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother (and be joined to his wife), ⁸ and the two shall become one flesh.’ So they are no longer two but one flesh. ⁹ Therefore what God has joined together, no human being must separate.” ¹⁰ In the house the disciples again questioned him about this. ¹¹ He said to them, “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her; ¹² and if she divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery.” ¹³ And people were bringing children to him that he might touch them, but the disciples rebuked them. ¹⁴ When Jesus saw this he became indignant and said to them, “Let the children come to me; do not prevent them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. ¹⁵ Amen, I say to you, whoever does not accept the kingdom of God like a child will not enter it.” ¹⁶ Then he embraced them and blessed them, placing his hands on them. (Mark 10:2–16) Continue reading →

² The Pharisees approached and asked, “Is it lawful for a husband to divorce his wife?” They were testing him. ³ He said to them in reply, “What did Moses command you?” ⁴ They replied, “Moses permitted him to write a bill of divorce and dismiss her.” ⁵ But Jesus told them, “Because of the hardness of your hearts he wrote you this commandment. ⁶ But from the beginning of creation, ‘God made them male and female. ⁷ For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother (and be joined to his wife), ⁸ and the two shall become one flesh.’ So they are no longer two but one flesh. ⁹ Therefore what God has joined together, no human being must separate.” ¹⁰ In the house the disciples again questioned him about this. ¹¹ He said to them, “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her; ¹² and if she divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery.” ¹³ And people were bringing children to him that he might touch them, but the disciples rebuked them. ¹⁴ When Jesus saw this he became indignant and said to them, “Let the children come to me; do not prevent them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. ¹⁵ Amen, I say to you, whoever does not accept the kingdom of God like a child will not enter it.” ¹⁶ Then he embraced them and blessed them, placing his hands on them. (Mark 10:2–16) Continue reading →