Matthew
Matthew 19:6–8
6So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.”
7“Why then,” they asked, “did Moses order a man to give his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away?c”
8Jesus replied, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because of your hardness of heart. But it was not this way from the beginning.
Footnotes
- c 19:7 See Deuteronomy 24:1|DEU 24:1.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Matthew 19:6
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So | ὥστε | hōste | Conjunction | G5620 so that, therefore |
| they are | εἰσὶν | eisin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G1510 I am, exist |
| no longer | οὐκέτι | ouketi | Adverb | G3765 no longer, no more |
| two | δύο | dyo | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural | G1417 two |
| but | ἀλλὰ | alla | Conjunction | G235 but, except |
| one | μία | mia | Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular | G1520 one |
| flesh | σὰρξ | sarx | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G4561 flesh, body |
| Therefore | οὖν | oun | Conjunction | G3767 therefore, then |
| what | ὃ | ho | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| God | Θεὸς | Theos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| has joined together | συνέζευξεν | synezeuxen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G4801 I unite |
| man | ἄνθρωπος | anthrōpos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G444 a man, one of the human race |
| not | μὴ | mē | Adverb | G3361 not, lest |
| separate | χωριζέτω | chōrizetō | Verb - Present Imperative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G5563 I separate, depart |
Matthew 19:7
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Why | Τί | Ti | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G5101 who, which, what |
| then | οὖν | oun | Conjunction | G3767 therefore, then |
| they asked | Λέγουσιν | Legousin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G3004 I say, speak |
| Moses | Μωϋσῆς | Mōusēs | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3475 Moses |
| order | ἐνετείλατο | eneteilato | Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular | G1781 I give orders, command |
| to give | δοῦναι | dounai | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active | G1325 I offer, give |
| a certificate | βιβλίον | biblion | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G975 a papyrus roll |
| of divorce | ἀποστασίου | apostasiou | Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular | G647 repudiation, divorce |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| send | ἀπολῦσαι | apolysai | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active | G630 I release, let go, send away, divorce |
Matthew 19:8
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesus replied | Λέγει | Legei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G3004 I say, speak |
| Moses | Μωϋσῆς | Mōusēs | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3475 Moses |
| permitted | ἐπέτρεψεν | epetrepsen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2010 I allow, permit |
| you | ὑμῖν | hymin | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| to divorce | ἀπολῦσαι | apolysai | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active | G630 I release, let go, send away, divorce |
| your | ὑμῶν | hymōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| wives | γυναῖκας | gynaikas | Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural | G1135 a woman, wife, my lady |
| because of | πρὸς | pros | Preposition | G4314 to, towards, with |
| your | ὑμῶν | hymōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| hardness of heart | σκληροκαρδίαν | sklērokardian | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G4641 hardness of heart |
| But | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| was | γέγονεν | gegonen | Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1096 I come into being, am born |
| not | οὐ | ou | Adverb | G3756 no, not |
| this way | οὕτως | houtōs | Adverb | G3779 thus, so, in this manner |
| from | ἀπ’ | ap’ | Preposition | G575 from, away from |
| beginning | ἀρχῆς | archēs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G746 ruler, beginning |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Matthew 19:6 Hebrews 13:4 · Mark 10:9 · Romans 7:2 · 1 Corinthians 7:10–14 · Ephesians 5:28 · Malachi 2:14 · Proverbs 2:17
Matthew 19:7 Deuteronomy 24:1–4 · Matthew 5:31 · Mark 10:4 · Malachi 2:16 · Jeremiah 3:8 · Isaiah 50:1 · Matthew 1:19
Matthew 19:8 Malachi 2:13–14 · Genesis 2:24
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.