Matthew 19:7

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

They say to him, `Why then did Moses command to give a roll of divorce, and to put her away?'

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  • Deut 24:1-4 : 1 `When a man doth take a wife, and hath married her, and it hath been, if she doth not find grace in his eyes (for he hath found in her nakedness of anything), and he hath written for her a writing of divorce, and given `it' into her hand, and sent her out of his house, 2 and she hath gone out of his house, and hath gone and been another man's, 3 and the latter man hath hated her, and written for her a writing of divorce, and given `it' into her hand, and sent her out of his house, or when the latter man dieth, who hath taken her to himself for a wife: 4 `Her former husband who sent her away is not able to turn back to take her to be to him for a wife, after that she hath become defiled; for an abomination it `is' before Jehovah, and thou dost not cause the land to sin which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee -- an inheritance.
  • Matt 5:31 : 31 `And it was said, That whoever may put away his wife, let him give to her a writing of divorce;
  • Mark 10:4 : 4 and they said, `Moses suffered to write a bill of divorce, and to put away.'
  • Isa 50:1 : 1 Thus said Jehovah: `Where `is' this -- the bill of your mother's divorce, Whom I sent away? Or to which of My creditors have I sold you? Lo, for your iniquities ye have been sold, And for your transgressions Hath your mother been sent away.
  • Jer 3:8 : 8 And I see when (for all the causes whereby backsliding Israel committed adultery) I have sent her away, and I give the bill of her divorce unto her, that treacherous Judah her sister hath not feared, and goeth and committeth fornication -- she also.
  • Mal 2:16 : 16 For `I' hate sending away, said Jehovah, God of Israel, And He `who' hath covered violence with his clothing, said Jehovah of Hosts, And ye have been watchful over your spirit, And ye do not deal treacherously.
  • Matt 1:19 : 19 and Joseph her husband being righteous, and not willing to make her an example, did wish privately to send her away.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Mark 10:2-12
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    89%

    2And the Pharisees, having come near, questioned him, if it is lawful for a husband to put away a wife, tempting him,

    3and he answering said to them, `What did Moses command you?'

    4and they said, `Moses suffered to write a bill of divorce, and to put away.'

    5And Jesus answering said to them, `For the stiffness of your heart he wrote you this command,

    6but from the beginning of the creation, a male and a female God did make them;

    7on this account shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave unto his wife,

    8and they shall be -- the two -- for one flesh; so that they are no more two, but one flesh;

    9what therefore God did join together, let not man put asunder.'

    10And in the house again his disciples of the same thing questioned him,

    11and he saith to them, `Whoever may put away his wife, and may marry another, doth commit adultery against her;

    12and if a woman may put away her husband, and is married to another, she committeth adultery.'

  • Matt 19:8-10
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    87%

    8He saith to them -- `Moses for your stiffness of heart did suffer you to put away your wives, but from the beginning it hath not been so.

    9`And I say to you, that, whoever may put away his wife, if not for whoredom, and may marry another, doth commit adultery; and he who did marry her that hath been put away, doth commit adultery.'

    10His disciples say to him, `If the case of the man with the woman is so, it is not good to marry.'

  • Matt 5:31-32
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    31`And it was said, That whoever may put away his wife, let him give to her a writing of divorce;

    32but I -- I say to you, that whoever may put away his wife, save for the matter of whoredom, doth make her to commit adultery; and whoever may marry her who hath been put away doth commit adultery.

  • Matt 19:3-6
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    3And the Pharisees came near to him, tempting him, and saying to him, `Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?'

    4And he answering said to them, `Did ye not read, that He who made `them', from the beginning a male and a female made them,

    5and said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and cleave to his wife, and they shall be -- the two -- for one flesh?

    6so that they are no more two, but one flesh; what therefore God did join together, let no man put asunder.'

  • Deut 24:1-3
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    1`When a man doth take a wife, and hath married her, and it hath been, if she doth not find grace in his eyes (for he hath found in her nakedness of anything), and he hath written for her a writing of divorce, and given `it' into her hand, and sent her out of his house,

    2and she hath gone out of his house, and hath gone and been another man's,

    3and the latter man hath hated her, and written for her a writing of divorce, and given `it' into her hand, and sent her out of his house, or when the latter man dieth, who hath taken her to himself for a wife:

  • John 8:4-5
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    4they say to him, `Teacher, this woman was taken in the very crime -- committing adultery,

    5and in the law, Moses did command us that such be stoned; thou, therefore, what dost thou say?'

  • Luke 16:18
    74%

    18`Every one who is sending away his wife, and marrying another, doth commit adultery; and every one who is marrying her sent away from a husband doth commit adultery.

  • Luke 20:28-29
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    72%

    28saying, `Teacher, Moses wrote to us, If any one's brother may die, having a wife, and he may die childless -- that his brother may take the wife, and may raise up seed to his brother.

    29`There were, then, seven brothers, and the first having taken a wife, died childless,

  • Mark 12:18-20
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    72%

    18And the Sadducees come unto him, who say there is not a rising again, and they questioned him, saying,

    19`Teacher, Moses wrote to us, that if any one's brother may die, and may leave a wife, and may leave no children, that his brother may take his wife, and raise up seed to his brother.

    20`There were then seven brothers, and the first took a wife, and dying, he left no seed;

  • 1 Cor 7:10-11
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    10and to the married I announce -- not I, but the Lord -- let not a wife separate from a husband:

    11but and if she may separate, let her remain unmarried, or to the husband let her be reconciled, and let not a husband send away a wife.

  • Luke 20:33-34
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    72%

    33in the rising again, then, of which of them doth she become wife? -- for the seven had her as wife.'

    34And Jesus answering said to them, `The sons of this age do marry and are given in marriage,

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    71%

    19hath not Moses given you the law? and none of you doth the law; why me do ye seek to kill?'

  • Rom 7:2-3
    2 verses
    71%

    2for the married woman to the living husband hath been bound by law, and if the husband may die, she hath been free from the law of the husband;

    3so, then, the husband being alive, an adulteress she shall be called if she may become another man's; and if the husband may die, she is free from the law, so as not to be an adulteress, having become another man's.

  • Matt 22:24-25
    2 verses
    71%

    24`Teacher, Moses said, If any one may die not having children, his brother shall marry his wife, and shall raise up seed to his brother.

    25`And there were with us seven brothers, and the first having married did die, and not having seed, he left his wife to his brother;

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    23in the rising again, then, whenever they may rise, of which of them shall she be wife -- for the seven had her as wife?'

  • John 7:22
    69%

    22because of this, Moses hath given you the circumcision -- not that it is of Moses, but of the fathers -- and on a sabbath ye circumcise a man;

  • Matt 22:28
    69%

    28therefore in the rising again, of which of the seven shall she be wife -- for all had her?'

  • Matt 5:27
    69%

    27`Ye heard that it was said to the ancients: Thou shalt not commit adultery;

  • Gen 2:24
    69%

    24therefore doth a man leave his father and his mother, and hath cleaved unto his wife, and they have become one flesh.

  • Num 5:11
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    11And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,

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