4. They said, “Moses permitted us to write divorce papers and send her away.”
5. But Jesus told them, “He wrote this command for you because of the hardness of your hearts.
6. But from the beginning of creation God made them male and female.
7. For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife ,
8. and the two will become one flesh. So they are no longer two, but one flesh.
9. Therefore what God has joined together, man must not separate.”
10. Now in the house the disciples questioned Him again about this matter.
11. And He said to them, “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her.
12. Also, if she divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery.”
13. Some people were bringing little children to Him so He might touch them, but His disciples rebuked them.
14. When Jesus saw it, He was indignant and said to them, “Let the little children come to Me. Don’t stop them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.
15. I assure you: Whoever does not welcome the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.”
16. After taking them in His arms, He laid His hands on them and blessed them.
17. As He was setting out on a journey, a man ran up, knelt down before Him, and asked Him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life? ”