#AT 21 And Yishmael said unto me, I would ask thee, Joshua, what are thy views concerning divorce? And I answered him, The brethren have ever held the New Testament to be the rule for every part of our lives. 22 And he said, That is even why I asked thee. For in the gospel according to Mark, Yeshua is reported to have forbidden divorce altogether; yet in that attributed to Matthew, he permitteth it for the cause of fornication. And Paul also hath written that the bond of marriage may be loosed where one abideth in unbelief. Thus, upon this matter, thy scripture speaketh both yea and nay, and somewhat besides. 23 And by these words Yishmael did show a knowledge of the Christian writings greater than I had supposed. But I said, Be it even as thou hast said, sir, yet it is of no consequence; for I do truly love thy daughter, and I do swear unto thee most solemnly that the ordinances concerning divorce shall never arise between us.