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NASB | Matthew 19:8 He *said to them, "Because of your hardness of heart Moses permitted you to divorce your wives; but from the beginning it has not been this way. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 19:8 He said to them, "Because your hearts were hard and stubborn Moses permitted you to divorce your wives; but from the beginning it has not been this way. |
Bible Question:
The myth of the hardhearted "innocent" person Matthew 19:8 "because of the hardness of your hearts." 'The phrase underscores the truth that divorce is only a last-resort response to hard-hearted sexual immorality (v. 9).' (MacArthur Study Bible, Word Publishing, 1997) In asking this question, I appeal to our common sense. Who is the hard-hearted person: the one who divorces their spouse -- which is permitted by the Law and by the teachings of Jesus? Or is it the one who commits sexual immorality -- which is FORBIDDEN by both the Law and Jesus? What characterizes a hard-hearted person -- following the Law or disobeying it? NASB Matthew 19:8 He *said to them, "Because of your hardness of heart Moses permitted you to divorce your wives; but from the beginning it has not been this way. AMPLIFIED Matthew 19:8 He said to them, Because of the hardness (stubbornness and perversity) of your hearts Moses permitted you to dismiss and repudiate and divorce your wives; but from the beginning it has not been so [ordained]. |
Bible Answer: Provebs 6:32 says, "The one who commits adultery with a woman is lacking sense" ... Matthew 5:28 soes say, "Everyone who looks at a woman with lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart" ... I am not sure who in Matthew 19 is the adulterous one ... the same with Mark 10:2-12. But in Deuteronomy 22:14-21 the charge is against the woman ... and I wonder why the adulterous one would want a divorce. I also think about Hosea and Gomer. I see it as the heart of the "innocent" as making the choice. |
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