1. He arose and went from there to the region of Judea to the other side of the Jordan, and the people came to Him again. And again, as was His custom, He taught them.
2. The Pharisees came to test Him, asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?”
3. He answered them, “What did Moses command you?”
4. They said, “Moses permitted a man to write a certificate of divorce and to divorce her.”
5. Jesus answered them, “Due to the hardness of your heart he wrote you this precept.