Matthew 19:8

Because of [π ρ ο ς]. Rev., for : having regard to.

It was not so [ο υ γ ε γ ο ν ε ν ο υ τ ω ς]. The A. V. is commonly understood to mean, it was not so in the beginning. But that is not Christ's meaning. The verb is in the perfect tense (denoting the continuance of past action or its results down to the present). He means : Notwithstanding Moses ' permission, the case has not been so from the beginning until now. The original ordinance has never been abrogated nor superseded, but continues in force.