Matthew 19:7

KJV1611 – Modern English

They said to him, Why then did Moses command to give a certificate of divorce, and to put her away?

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  • Deut 24:1-4 : 1 When a man takes a wife and marries her, and it comes to pass that she finds no favor in his eyes, because he has found some uncleanness in her: then let him write her a certificate of divorce, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house. 2 And when she has departed from his house, she may go and be another man's wife. 3 And if the latter husband dislikes her, and writes her a certificate of divorce, and gives it in her hand, and sends her out of his house; or if the latter husband dies, who took her to be his wife; 4 Her former husband, who sent her away, may not take her again to be his wife, after she is defiled; for that is an abomination before the LORD: and you shall not cause the land to sin, which the LORD your God gives you as an inheritance.
  • Matt 5:31 : 31 Furthermore it has been said, 'Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce:'
  • Mark 10:4 : 4 And they said, Moses allowed to write a certificate of divorce, and to dismiss her.
  • Isa 50:1 : 1 Thus says the LORD, Where is the certificate of your mother's divorce, whom I have put away? Or which of my creditors is it to whom I have sold you? Behold, for your iniquities you have sold yourselves, and for your transgressions your mother is 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 did not fear, but went and played the harlot also.
  • Mal 2:16 : 16 For the LORD, the God of Israel, says that he hates divorce; for one covers violence with his garment, says the LORD of hosts; therefore take heed to your spirit, that you do not deal treacherously.
  • Matt 1:19 : 19 Then Joseph her husband, being a just man and not willing to make her a public example, was minded to put her away secretly.

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    2And the Pharisees came to him, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife? testing him.

    3And he answered and said to them, What did Moses command you?

    4And they said, Moses allowed to write a certificate of divorce, and to dismiss her.

    5And Jesus answered and said to them, Because of the hardness of your heart he wrote you this precept.

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

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

    8And the two shall become one flesh: so then they are no longer two, but one flesh.

    9What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate.

    10And in the house his disciples asked him again about the same matter.

    11And he said to them, Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her.

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

  • Matt 19:8-10
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    8He said to them, Moses, because of the hardness of your hearts, allowed you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it was not so.

    9And I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery; and whoever marries her who is divorced commits adultery.

    10His disciples said to him, If such is the case of the man with his wife, it is better not to marry.

  • Matt 5:31-32
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    31Furthermore it has been said, 'Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce:'

    32But I say to you, that whoever divorces his wife for any reason except sexual immorality causes her to commit adultery; and whoever marries a woman who is divorced commits adultery.

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    3The Pharisees also came to him, testing him, and saying to him, Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?

    4And he answered and said to them, Have you not read that he who made them at the beginning made them male and female,

    5And said, For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh?

    6Therefore they are no longer two but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate.

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    1When a man takes a wife and marries her, and it comes to pass that she finds no favor in his eyes, because he has found some uncleanness in her: then let him write her a certificate of divorce, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house.

    2And when she has departed from his house, she may go and be another man's wife.

    3And if the latter husband dislikes her, and writes her a certificate of divorce, and gives it in her hand, and sends her out of his house; or if the latter husband dies, who took her to be his wife;

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    4They said to him, Master, this woman was caught in adultery, in the very act.

    5Now Moses in the law commanded us that such should be stoned: but what do you say?

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    18Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery; and whoever marries her who is divorced from her husband commits adultery.

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    28Saying, Teacher, Moses wrote to us, If any man's brother dies, having a wife, and he dies without children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up offspring for his brother.

    29There were therefore seven brothers: and the first took a wife, and died without children.

  • Mark 12:18-20
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    18Then the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to him and asked him,

    19'Teacher, Moses wrote to us that if a man's brother dies and leaves behind a wife and no children, his brother should marry the wife and raise up offspring for his brother.

    20Now there were seven brothers. The first took a wife, and died, leaving no offspring.

  • 1 Cor 7:10-11
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    10And to the married I command, yet not I but the Lord, that a wife should not leave her husband:

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

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    33Therefore in the resurrection whose wife is she? for all seven had her as wife.

    34And Jesus answering said to them, The children of this world marry, and are given in marriage:

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    19Did not Moses give you the law, yet none of you keeps the law? Why do you seek to kill me?

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    2For the woman who has a husband is bound by the law to her husband as long as he lives; but if the husband is dead, she is released from the law of her husband.

    3So then if, while her husband lives, she is married to another man, she will be called an adulteress: but if her husband is dead, she is free from that law; so that she is not an adulteress, though she is married to another man.

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    24Saying, Teacher, Moses said that if a man dies without having children, his brother shall marry his wife and raise up offspring for his brother.

    25Now there were with us seven brothers. The first married and died, and having no offspring, left his wife to his brother.

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    23Therefore, in the resurrection, when they rise, whose wife will she be? For all seven had her as wife.

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    22Moses therefore gave you circumcision (not that it is from Moses, but from the fathers), and you circumcise a man on the Sabbath.

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    28Therefore, in the resurrection, whose wife of the seven will she be? For they all had her.

  • Matt 5:27
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    27You have heard that it was said to those of old, 'You shall not commit adultery:'

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    24Therefore shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

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    11And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

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

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    31But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was spoken to you by God, saying,

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    1And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

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