Matthew 19:8
Matthew · New Testament · Chapter 19
“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.”Matthew 19:8
What Does Matthew 19:8 Mean?
Matthew 19:8 is found in the book of Matthew, chapter 19, verse 8 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 16 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (16)
These passages are connected to Matthew 19:8 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Matthew 5:32“But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.”Malachi 2:13“And this have ye done again, covering the altar of the LORD with tears, with weeping, and with crying out, insomuch that he regardeth not the offering any more, or receiveth it with good will at your hand.”Mark 10:5“And Jesus answered and said unto them, For the hardness of your heart he wrote you this precept.”Genesis 2:24“Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.”Deuteronomy 22:19“And they shall amerce him in an hundred shekels of silver, and give them unto the father of the damsel, because he hath brought up an evil name upon a virgin of Israel: and she shall be his wife; he may not put her away all his days.”Genesis 4:19“And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.”1 Samuel 1:2“And he had two wives; the name of the one was Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah: and Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children.”1 Samuel 25:43“David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel; and they were also both of them his wives.”1 Chronicles 14:3“And David took more wives at Jerusalem: and David begat more sons and daughters.”Jeremiah 6:16“Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein.”Zechariah 7:12“Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should hear the law, and the words which the LORD of hosts hath sent in his spirit by the former prophets: therefore came a great wrath from the LORD of hosts.”Genesis 7:7“And Noah went in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons’ wives with him, into the ark, because of the waters of the flood.”Matthew 3:15“And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.”1 Corinthians 7:6“But I speak this by permission, and not of commandment.”Psalms 95:8“Harden not your heart, as in the provocation, and as in the day of temptation in the wilderness:”Matthew 8:31“So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine.”
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