Matthew 19:5-8 and said, 'For this reason a man must leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two of them must be one!'

Williams⁽ⁱ⁾ ⁵ and said, 'For this reason a man must leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two of them must be one!' ⁶ So they are no longer two but one. Therefore, what God has joined together man must stop separating." ⁷ Then they asked Him, "Why did Moses command us to give a written divorce charge, and in this way to divorce a wife?" ⁸ 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.