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He saith unto them, Moses because of the hardness of your heart suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so. |
He said to them, “Moses, because of the hardness of your hearts, permitted you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it was not so. |
He said to them, “Because of (with reference to) your hardness of heart, Moses permitted you to divorce your wives; but from the beginning it has not been this way. |
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Jesus replied, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because your hearts were hard. But it was not this way from the beginning. |
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]. |
He says to them, Moses, on account of the hardness of your heart permitted you to dismiss your wives. But from the beginning it [namely the right of divorce] has not been thus, right down to the present moment, and as a result it continues to be at variance with the original enactment. |
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“It was because you knew so little of the meaning of love that Moses allowed you to divorce your wives! But that was not the original principle. |
He answered them, “It was because of your moral perversity that Moses allowed you to divorce your wives, but it was not so from the beginning. |
- No cross references or parallel passage have been cited for this verse.
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- Introduction; The Normal Christian Church Life - Watchman Nee In the Divine pattern, nothing is left for man to decide. God Himself has provided the best wineskin for His wine.