Hi friends, I am Annie F. Downs. Let's read the Gospels. The Gospels are the first four

books of the New Testament in the Bible, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. These are the stories

of Jesus Christ's life on earth, the friendships, the parables, the sacrifices, the meals, and

the miracles. Each month we get to read all four books. Make sure you're subscribed. Join

us. We are almost halfway through this month. You are doing it. It's going really, really

well. I'm so glad you're here. So here's all this works. I'll read three chapters to you.

You can listen or read along in your own Bible and then I'll pray. And that's it. So

today is July 14th, day 14 of this month. And I'll be reading Matthew, chapters 19 through

21. And this month I'm reading from the CSB. Matthew 19. When Jesus had finished saying

these things, he departed from Galilee and went to the region of Judea across the Jordan.

Large crowds followed him and he healed them there. Some Pharisees approached him to test

him. They asked, is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife on any grounds? Haven't you

read? He replied that he who created them in the beginning made them male and female.

And he also said, for this reason, a man will leave his father and mother and be joined

to his wife. And the two will become one flesh. So they are no longer two, but one flesh.

Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate. Why then? They asked him,

did Moses command us to give divorce papers and to send her away? He told them, Moses

permitted you to divorce your wives because of the hardness of your hearts, but it was

not like that from the beginning. I tell you, whoever divorces his wife except for sexual

immorality and Mary's another commits adultery. His disciples said to him, if the relationship

of a man with his wife is like this, it's better not to marry. He responded, not everyone

can accept this saying, but only those to whom it has been given. For there are unix

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