1. Jesus left that place and went into the area of Judea and across the Jordan River. Again crowds of people came to him. As usual, he taught them.
2. Some Pharisees came to put him to the test. They asked, "Does the Law allow a man to divorce his wife?"
3. "What did Moses command you?" he replied.
4. They said, "Moses allowed a man to write a letter of divorce and send her away."
5. "You were stubborn. That's why Moses wrote you this law," Jesus replied.
6. "But at the beginning of creation, God 'made them male and female.' (Genesis 1:27)
7. 'That's why a man will leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife.
8. The two of them will become one.' (Genesis 2:24) They are no longer two, but one.