Verse 31

It has been said, 'Whoever divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.'

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  • Deut 24:1-4 : 1 If a man marries a woman but she does not find favor in his eyes because he finds something indecent about her, he may write her a certificate of divorce, give it to her, and send her away from his house. 2 When she leaves his house, she may go and become another man's wife. 3 If the second man also dislikes her and writes her a certificate of divorce, gives it to her, and sends her away from his house, or if the second man dies, 4 then her first husband, who sent her away, is not allowed to take her back to be his wife after she has been defiled. That would be detestable to the LORD. You must not bring guilt upon the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance.
  • Jer 3:1 : 1 If a man divorces his wife and she leaves him to marry another, should he take her back again? Wouldn't such a land become completely defiled? You have lived as a prostitute with many lovers—yet you want to return to me? declares the LORD.
  • Matt 19:7 : 7 They said to him, "Why then did Moses command that a certificate of divorce be given and the woman sent away?"
  • Mark 10:2-9 : 2 Some Pharisees approached him to test him, asking, 'Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?' 3 Jesus answered them, 'What did Moses command you?' 4 They replied, 'Moses permitted a man to write a certificate of divorce and send her away.' 5 Jesus said to them, 'He wrote this commandment for you because of the hardness of your hearts.' 6 'But from the beginning of creation, God made them male and female.' 7 'For this reason, a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife,' 8 'and the two will become one flesh. So they are no longer two, but one.' 9 'Therefore, what God has joined together, let no one separate.'
  • Matt 19:3 : 3 Some Pharisees came to him, testing him and asking, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?"