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Jesus explains that Moses permitted divorce because of hardness of heart.
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Matthew 19:8

Hardness of Heart

Marriage, the Children, and the Rich Young Man · Matthew 19

Story guide: Jesus answers that Moses permitted divorce because of hardness of heart, though it was not so from the beginning.

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8He said to them, “Because of your hardness of heart Moses permitted you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it has not been so.”

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