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However, the verse is open to some degree of interpretation,<ref>According to the Talmud and the Rabbins, this refers to those who were begotten in incest or adultery (cf. Ges. thes. p. 781), and is seen by Maimonides and Matthew Henry as being for deterrent effect, while Jephthah (Judges 11:1) seems to be an exception to this, as Ruth is in the next verse. See John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible. And as Henry notes, interpreters also are not agreed what is here meant by "entering into the congregation of the Lord."</ref> and as this is an [[Old Testament]] decree (unlike the previous reference in Matthew), the generational effects are usually not seen by Christians as applying under the [[New Covenant]]<ref>Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Whole Bible, Dt. 23:2</ref> where the emphasis of [[salvation]] shifts from countries and family lines to individuals, and is open to all who will believe. (Gal. 3:28; Eph. 2; Rev. 5:9)  

However, the verse is open to some degree of interpretation,<ref>According to the Talmud and the Rabbins, this refers to those who were begotten in incest or adultery (cf. Ges. thes. p. 781), and is seen by Maimonides and Matthew Henry as being for deterrent effect, while Jephthah (Judges 11:1) seems to be an exception to this, as Ruth is in the next verse. See John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible. And as Henry notes, interpreters also are not agreed what is here meant by "entering into the congregation of the Lord."</ref> and as this is an [[Old Testament]] decree (unlike the previous reference in Matthew), the generational effects are usually not seen by Christians as applying under the [[New Covenant]]<ref>Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Whole Bible, Dt. 23:2</ref> where the emphasis of [[salvation]] shifts from countries and family lines to individuals, and is open to all who will believe. (Gal. 3:28; Eph. 2; Rev. 5:9)  

In the extensive examination of the issue by By Wesleyan holiness preacher L. S. Boardman, fornication is shown as not restricted to premarital sex, and he contends that "the words from Mark must be blended with Matthew's account to make the dialogue complete."<ref>DIVORCE AND REMARRIAGE UNDER GOD By L. S. Boardman The Problem of Divorce and Remarriage Scripturally Examined in the Light of the Original Text</ref>  

In the extensive examination of the issue by Wesleyan holiness preacher L. S. Boardman, fornication is shown as not restricted to premarital sex, and he contends that "the words from Mark must be blended with Matthew's account to make the dialogue complete."<ref>DIVORCE AND REMARRIAGE UNDER GOD By L. S. Boardman The Problem of Divorce and Remarriage Scripturally Examined in the Light of the Original Text</ref>

==Denominational positions==

==Denominational positions==