Matthew 19:8
19:8 Jesus 1 said to them, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because of your hard hearts, 2 but from the beginning it was not this way.
Matthew 19:23
19:23 Then Jesus said to his disciples, “I tell you the truth, 3 it will be hard for a rich person to enter the kingdom of heaven!
1 tc A few important mss (א Φ pc) have the name “Jesus” here, but it is probably not original. Nevertheless, this translation routinely specifies the referents of pronouns to improve clarity, so that has been done here.
tn Grk “He”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
2 tn Grk “heart” (a collective singular).
3 tn Grk “Truly (ἀμήν, amhn), I say to you.”