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NASB | Matthew 19:9 "And I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 19:9 "I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery." |
Bible Question: Jesus sighted infedility of the wife as the only reason for divorce.Why then do some pastors encourage spouses caught in this situation to patch up and go on instead of carrying out Jesus'command?Isn't it disobedience? |
Bible Answer: anjao, Welcome to the forum. Debbie and CDBJ are correct, Jesus never commanded people to divorce. In fact the Pharisees were in error when they said (asked) that Moses commanded it (vs 7). It was permitted according to Jesus, because of the hard hearts of the other spouse (vs 8). The pastors are correct when they encourage a patch up. This answers your question, Searcher |