Matthew 19:7

Authorized King James Version (1611)

They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away?

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  • Deut 24:1-4 : 1 ¶ When a man hath taken a wife, and married her, and it come to pass that she find no favour in his eyes, because he hath found some uncleanness in her: then let him write her a bill of divorcement, and give [it] in her hand, and send her out of his house. 2 And when she is departed out of his house, she may go and be another man's [wife]. 3 And [if] the latter husband hate her, and write her a bill of divorcement, and giveth [it] in her hand, and sendeth her out of his house; or if the latter husband die, which took her [to be] his wife; 4 Her former husband, which sent her away, may not take her again to be his wife, after that she is defiled; for that [is] abomination before the LORD: and thou shalt not cause the land to sin, which the LORD thy God giveth thee [for] an inheritance.
  • Matt 5:31 : 31 ‹It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:›
  • Mark 10:4 : 4 And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put [her] away.
  • Isa 50:1 : 1 ¶ Thus saith the LORD, Where [is] the bill of your mother's divorcement, whom I have put away? or which of my creditors [is it] to whom I have sold you? Behold, for your iniquities have ye sold yourselves, and for your transgressions is your mother put away.
  • Jer 3:8 : 8 And I saw, when for all the causes whereby backsliding Israel committed adultery I had put her away, and given her a bill of divorce; yet her treacherous sister Judah feared not, but went and played the harlot also.
  • Mal 2:16 : 16 For the LORD, the God of Israel, saith that he hateth putting away: for [one] covereth violence with his garment, saith the LORD of hosts: therefore take heed to your spirit, that ye deal not treacherously.
  • Matt 1:19 : 19 Then Joseph her husband, being a just [man], and not willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily.

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    2And the Pharisees came to him, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away [his] wife? tempting him.

    3And he answered and said unto them, ‹What did Moses command you?›

    4And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put [her] away.

    5And Jesus answered and said unto them, ‹For the hardness of your heart he wrote you this precept.›

    6‹But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female.›

    7‹For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife;›

    8‹And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh.›

    9‹What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.›

    10And in the house his disciples asked him again of the same [matter].

    11And he saith unto them, ‹Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her.›

    12‹And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery.›

  • Matt 19:8-10
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    8He saith unto them, ‹Moses because of the hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so.›

    9‹And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except› [it be] ‹for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery.›

    10His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with [his] wife, it is not good to marry.

  • Matt 5:31-32
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    31‹It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:›

    32‹But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.›

  • Matt 19:3-6
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    3¶ The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?

    4And he answered and said unto them, ‹Have ye not read, that he which made› [them] ‹at the beginning made them male and female,›

    5‹And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh?›

    6‹Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.›

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    1¶ When a man hath taken a wife, and married her, and it come to pass that she find no favour in his eyes, because he hath found some uncleanness in her: then let him write her a bill of divorcement, and give [it] in her hand, and send her out of his house.

    2And when she is departed out of his house, she may go and be another man's [wife].

    3And [if] the latter husband hate her, and write her a bill of divorcement, and giveth [it] in her hand, and sendeth her out of his house; or if the latter husband die, which took her [to be] his wife;

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    4They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act.

    5Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou?

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    18‹Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and whosoever marrieth her that is put away from› [her] ‹husband committeth adultery.›

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    28Saying, Master, Moses wrote unto us, If any man's brother die, having a wife, and he die without children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.

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    18¶ Then come unto him the Sadducees, which say there is no resurrection; and they asked him, saying,

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    10¶ And unto the married I command, [yet] not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from [her] husband:

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    33Therefore in the resurrection whose wife of them is she? for seven had her to wife.

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    19‹Did not Moses give you the law, and› [yet] ‹none of you keepeth the law? Why go ye about to kill me?›

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    2For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to [her] husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of [her] husband.

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    24Saying, Master, Moses said, If a man die, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.

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    23In the resurrection therefore, when they shall rise, whose wife shall she be of them? for the seven had her to wife.

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