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Hi friends, I'm 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, the miracles. So here is how it works. I'll read three chapters to you. You can listen or read along in your own Bible or online, and then I'll pray and that's it. Today is day seven and I'll read three chapters to you. You can listen or read along in your own Bible or online, and then I'll pray.

And that's it.

Today is day seven, and I'll be reading Matthew chapters 19 through 21.

And this month, I'm reading from the CSB version.

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 marries 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,

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