4 "Well, he permitted it," they replied. "He said a man can give his wife a written notice of divorce and send her away."10:4 See Deut 24:1.
5 But Jesus responded, "He wrote this commandment only as a concession to your hard hearts.6 But ‘God made them male and female’10:6 Gen 1:27; 5:2.from the beginning of creation.7 ‘This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife,10:7 Some manuscripts do not include and is joined to his wife.8 and the two are united into one.’10:7-8 Gen 2:24.Since they are no longer two but one,9 let no one split apart what God has joined together."