1 And when Jesus had finished these discourses, He departed from Galilee, and came into the borders of Judea, beyond Jordan:
Matthew 19:1 Cross References - Worsley
Matthew 7:28
28 And when Jesus had ended these discourses, the people were amazed at his doctrine:
Matthew 19:1-9
1 And when Jesus had finished these discourses, He departed from Galilee, and came into the borders of Judea, beyond Jordan:
2 and great multitudes followed Him, and there He healed them.
3 And the pharisees came to Him to ensnare Him, and asked Him, whether it was lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?
4 And He answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that He, who made them at first, made them male and female, and said, For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother,
5 and be joined to his wife, and they two shall be one flesh:
6 so that they are no longer two, but one flesh. And therefore what God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
7 They say unto Him, Why then did Moses order a bill of divorce to be given, and so to put her away?
8 He answered them, Moses because of your hardheartedness, permitted you to put away your wives; but it was not so from the beginning:
9 and I tell you, that whosoever putteth away his wife, except for whoredom, and marrieth another, committeth adultery; and he that marrieth her so put away committeth adultery.
Mark 10:1-12
1 And He arose from thence and came into the coasts of Judea, through the country beyond Jordan: and the people resorted to Him again; and, as He was wont, He taught them again.
2 And the pharisees came to Him and asked Him, "if it were lawful for a man to put away his wife," tempting Him.
3 And he answered and said unto them, What did Moses command you?
4 And they said, Moses permitted a man to write a bill of divorce, and to put her away.
5 And Jesus replied, He wrote this precept on account of your cruel tempers:
6 but from the beginning of the world, God created them male and female.
7 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother,
8 and be joined to his wife, and they two shall be one flesh: so that they are no longer two, but one flesh.
9 Therefore let not man separate what God hath joined together.
10 And when they were in the house his disciples asked Him again about it:
11 and He told them, Whoever putteth away his wife and marrieth another, committeth adultery against her.
12 And if a woman be divorced from her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery.
John 10:40
40 to the place where John was at first baptizing, and there He abode.