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Jesus's Divorce Exception Clause: One or None?

Matthew includes an exception clause ("except for fornication") that Mark and Luke omit entirely — does this mean Jesus permitted divorce for marital unfaithfulness, and how does porneia's Greek meaning shape the answer?

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