Matthew 19:8

Jesus ¹  said to them, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because of your hard hearts, ²  but from the beginning it was not this way.

biblegateway Mat 19:8

Jesus replied, "Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because your hearts were hard. But it was not this way from the beginning.

biblegateway Mat 19:8

He *said to them, "Because of your hardness of heart Moses permitted you to divorce your wives; but from the beginning it has not been this way.

biblegateway Mat 19:8

Jesus replied, "Moses permitted divorce as a concession to your hard–hearted wickedness, but it was not what God had originally intended.

biblegateway Mat 19:8

Jesus said, "Moses provided for divorce as a concession to your hardheartedness, but it is not part of God's original plan.

SABDAweb Mat 19:8

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.

bibleoremus Mat 19:8

He said to them, "It was because you were so hard-hearted that Moses allowed you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it was not so.

biblegateway Mat 19:8

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.

biblegateway Mat 19:8

Jesus ¹  said to them, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because of your hard hearts, ²  but from the beginning it was not this way.

¹ tc A few important mss (א Φ pc) have the name “Jesus” here, but it is probably not original. Nevertheless, this translation routinely specifies the referents of pronouns to improve clarity, so that has been done here.

¹ tn Grk “He”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

² tn Grk “heart” (a collective singular).