Matthew 19:8 Parallel Translations

Jesus answered them, "Moses allowed you to divorce your wives because you're heartless. It was never this way in the beginning.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

He saith unto them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so.

ASV:

He saith unto them, Moses for your hardness of heart suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it hath not been so.

BBE:

He says to them, Moses, because of your hard hearts, let you put away your wives: but it has not been so from the first.

DBY:

He says to them, Moses, in view of your hardheartedness, allowed you to put away your wives; but from the beginning it was not thus.

ERV:

He saith unto them, Moses for your hardness of heart suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it hath not been so.

WEY:

"Moses," He replied, "in consideration of the hardness of your nature permitted you to put away your wives, but it has not been so from the beginning.

WBS:

He saith to them, Moses, because of the hardness of your hearts, suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so.

WEB:

He said to them, "Moses, because of the hardness of your hearts, allowed you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it has not been so.

YLT:

He saith to them -- 'Moses for your stiffness of heart did suffer you to put away your wives, but from the beginning it hath not been so.

Matthew 19:8 Cross References

XREF:

Matthew 19:7 They said to Him, "Why then did Moses command to GIVE HER A CERTIFICATE OF DIVORCE AND SEND her AWAY?"

Matthew 19:9 "And I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery." (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

19:8 He saith unto them, Moses {f} because of the hardness of your hearts {g} suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so.
(f) Being brought about because of the hardness of your hearts.
(g) By a political law, not by the moral law: for the moral law is a perpetual law of God's justice; the other bows and bends as the carpenter's bevel.

PNT:

19:8 Moses, for the hardness of your heart. Moses suffered some things that were not right on account of the hardness of your heart, a low state of morals. A people cannot be lifted from moral depravity to a high standard at once. Hence the law permitted some things that were below the perfect standard of Christ.
From the beginning. In the beginning there was no divorce and no polygamy. The first polygamist was the race of Cain (Ge 4:19).

MHC:

19:3-12 The Pharisees were desirous of drawing something from Jesus which they might represent as contrary to the law of Moses. Cases about marriage have been numerous, and sometimes perplexed; made so, not by the law of God, but by the lusts and follies of men; and often people fix what they will do, before they ask for advice. Jesus replied by asking whether they had not read the account of the creation, and the first example of marriage; thus pointing out that every departure therefrom was wrong. That condition is best for us, and to be chosen and kept to accordingly, which is best for our souls, and tends most to prepare us for, and preserve us to, the kingdom of heaven. When the gospel is really embraced, it makes men kind relatives and faithful friends; it teaches them to bear the burdens, and to bear with the infirmities of those with whom they are connected, to consider their peace and happiness more than their own. As to ungodly persons, it is proper that they should be restrained by laws, from breaking the peace of society. And we learn that the married state should be entered upon with great seriousness and earnest prayer.

CONC:

Allowed Beginning Consideration Divorce Hardheartedness Hardness Heart Hearts Nature Permitted Replied Says Stiffness Suffer Suffered Thus View Wives

Allowed Beginning Consideration Divorce First Hard Hardness Heart Hearts Jesus Moses Nature Permitted Stiffness Suffer Suffered View Way Wives

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