Christ responds "He said to them: Because Moses by reason of the hardness of your heart permitted you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so" (Matthew 19:8).
Yesus menanggapi mereka: "Karena ketegaran hatimu Musa mengizinkan kamu menceraikan isterimu, tetapi sejak semula tidaklah demikian" (Matius 19:8).