Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
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.
Suffered
Bible References
Because
Psalm 95:8
He says, "Do not be stubborn like they were at Meribah, like they were that day at Massah in the wilderness,
Zechariah 7:12
Indeed, they made their heart as hard as diamond, so that they could not obey the Torah and the other words the Lord who rules over all had sent by his Spirit through the former prophets. Therefore, the Lord who rules over all had poured out great wrath.
Malachi 2:13
You also do this: You cover the altar of the Lord with tears as you weep and groan, because he no longer pays any attention to the offering nor accepts it favorably from you.
Mark 10:5
But Jesus said to them, "He wrote this commandment for you because of your hard hearts.
Suffered
Matthew 3:15
So Jesus replied to him, "Let it happen now, for it is right for us to fulfill all righteousness." Then John yielded to him.
Matthew 8:31
Then the demons begged him, "If you drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs."
1 Corinthians 7:6
I say this as a concession, not as a command.