Matthew 19:8

He answered them, Moses because of your hardheartedness, permitted you to put away your wives; but it was not so from the beginning:

And Jesus answering said unto him, Permit it now; for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness.

saying, If Thou cast us out, permit us to go away into the herd of swine:

And Jesus replied, He wrote this precept on account of your cruel tempers:

But I say this by way of permission, not of command:

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He saith unto them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so.

And Jesus replied, He wrote this precept on account of your cruel tempers:

And Jesus answering said unto him, Permit it now; for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness.

saying, If Thou cast us out, permit us to go away into the herd of swine:

But I say this by way of permission, not of command: