Matthew 5:31

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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?"

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  • Matt 5:32-33
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    32 But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, causes her to commit adultery. And anyone who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

    33 Again, you have heard that it was said to those of old, 'Do not break your oaths, but fulfill your vows to the Lord.'

  • Matt 19:3-10
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    83%

    3 Some Pharisees came to him, testing him and asking, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?"

    4 He answered, "Have you not read that the Creator, from the beginning, made them male and female?"

    5 And he said, "For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two will become one flesh."

    6 So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore, what God has joined together, let no one separate.

    7 They said to him, "Why then did Moses command that a certificate of divorce be given and the woman sent away?"

    8 He said to them, "Moses allowed you to divorce your wives because of the hardness of your hearts, but it was not this way from the beginning."

    9 I tell you, whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman, commits adultery. And whoever marries a divorced woman also commits adultery.

    10 The disciples said to him, "If this is the situation between a husband and wife, it is better not to marry."

  • Mark 10:7-12
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    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.'

    10 Back at the house, the disciples asked him again about this matter.

    11 He told them, 'Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her.'

    12 And if a woman divorces her husband and marries another man, she commits adultery.

  • Luke 16:18
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    18 Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and the man who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

  • Deut 24:1-4
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    79%

    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.

  • Mark 10:2-5
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    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.'

  • Matt 5:27-30
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    27 You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’

    28 But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman with lust has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

    29 If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.

    30 And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to go into hell.

  • 1 Cor 7:10-11
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    10 To the married I give this command—not I, but the Lord: A wife must not separate from her husband.

    11 But if she does, she must remain unmarried or be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife.

  • Eph 5:31
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    31 For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.

  • Num 5:11-13
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    11 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

    12 Speak to the Israelites: If a man’s wife goes astray and is unfaithful to him,

    13 and another man has sexual relations with her secretly, and it is hidden from her husband, and she is not caught but has become defiled, even though there is no witness against her,

  • Rom 7:2-3
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    2 For a married woman is legally bound to her husband while he is alive; but if her husband dies, she is released from the law that binds her to him.

    3 Consequently, while her husband is still alive, she would be called an adulteress if she joins herself to another man; but if her husband dies, she is free from that law, so she would not be an adulteress by becoming another man’s wife.

  • Matt 5:38
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    38 You have heard that it was said, 'An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.'

  • Num 5:20
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    20 But if you have gone astray while under your husband’s authority and defiled yourself, and if a man other than your husband has had sexual relations with you—

  • Num 5:29
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    29 This is the law regarding jealousy when a woman goes astray and defiles herself while under her husband's authority.

  • Num 30:9
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    9 But if her husband voids them when he hears about them, nothing she has vowed or promised by binding obligation will stand; the LORD will forgive her.

  • Mal 2:16
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    16 For the Lord, the God of Israel, says that He hates divorce, and He covers his garment with violence, says the Lord of Hosts. Therefore, guard yourselves in your spirit, and do not be unfaithful.

  • 1 Cor 7:2
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    2 But because of sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband.

  • Matt 15:5
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    5 But you say that if anyone declares to their father or mother, ‘What you would have received from me is a gift devoted to God,’

  • John 4:18
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    18 For you have had five husbands, and the man you now have is not your husband. You have spoken the truth."

  • Matt 5:21
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    21 You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not murder,’ and whoever murders will be subject to judgment.

  • John 8:5
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    5 In the Law, Moses commanded us to stone such women. So what do you say?"

  • Matt 22:25
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    25 Now there were seven brothers among us. The first married and died, and since he had no children, he left his wife to his brother.

  • Deut 5:18
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    18 You shall not commit adultery.

  • Luke 20:34
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    34 Jesus replied to them, 'The people of this age marry and are given in marriage.