Verse 7
They say to him, Why then did Moses give orders that a husband might give her a statement in writing and be free from her?
Referenced Verses
- Deut 24:1-4 : 1 If a man takes a wife, and after they are married she is unpleasing to him because of some bad quality in her, let him give her a statement in writing and send her away from his house. 2 And when she has gone away from him, she may become another man's wife. 3 And if the second husband has no love for her and, giving her a statement in writing, sends her away; or if death comes to the second husband to whom she was married; 4 Her first husband, who had sent her away, may not take her back after she has been wife to another; for that is disgusting to the Lord: and you are not to be a cause of sin in the land which the Lord your God is giving you for your heritage.
- Matt 5:31 : 31 Again, it was said, Whoever puts away his wife has to give her a statement in writing for this purpose:
- Mark 10:4 : 4 And they said to him, Moses let us give her a statement in writing, and be free from her.
- Isa 50:1 : 1 This is the word of the Lord: Where is the statement which I gave your mother when I put her away? or to which of my creditors have I given you for money? It was for your sins that you were given into the hands of others, and for your evil-doing was your mother put away.
- Jer 3:8 : 8 And though she saw that, because Israel, turning away from me, had been untrue to me, I had put her away and given her a statement in writing ending the relation between us, still Judah, her false sister, had no fear, but went and did the same.
- Mal 2:16 : 16 For I am against the putting away of a wife, says the Lord, the God of Israel, and against him who is clothed with violent acts, says the Lord of armies: so give thought to your spirit and do not be false in your acts.
- Matt 1:19 : 19 And Joseph, her husband, being an upright man, and not desiring to make her a public example, had a mind to put her away privately.