According to the Bible, Jesus did permit divorce in certain circumstances. In the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus is asked about divorce by the Pharisees, who were testing him. They asked him, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any and every reason?" (Matthew 19:3). In response, Jesus quoted from the book of Genesis, saying, "Have you not read that he who created them from the beginning made them male and female, and said, 'Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh'? So they are no longer two but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate" (Matthew 19:4-6).
However, Jesus went on to say that there was one exception to this rule: adultery. He said, "But I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except on the ground of sexual immorality, makes her commit adultery, and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery" (Matthew 19:9). In other words, according to Jesus, divorce is permitted in cases of adultery, but not for any other reason.
This teaching is confirmed in the Gospel of Mark, where it is written, "And he said to them, 'Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her, and if she divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery'" (Mark 10:11-12). Here, Jesus emphasizes that divorce and remarriage is a sin, but he does allow for the possibility of divorce in cases of adultery.
In the Gospel of Luke, the issue of divorce is addressed again. In this account, a man comes to Jesus and asks him, "Is it lawful to divorce one's wife for any cause?" (Luke 16:18). In response, Jesus says, "What did Moses command you?" (Luke 16:19). The man answers, "Moses allowed a man to write a certificate of divorce and to send her away" (Luke 16:19). In other words, according to the Mosaic law, divorce was permitted, but only with the written permission of the husband.
Jesus then goes on to explain that this was a concession, not a command. He says, "Because of your hardness of heart Moses allowed you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it was not so" (Luke 16:18). In other words, Jesus is saying that divorce was never God's intention for marriage. It was only permitted because of the sinfulness of humanity.
Overall, it is clear from the Gospels that Jesus did permit divorce in certain circumstances, specifically in cases of adultery. However, he also emphasized that divorce was not part of God's original plan for marriage, and that it should be avoided whenever possible.
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