Matthew 5:31

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

`And it was said, That whoever may put away his wife, let him give to her a writing of divorce;

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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.
  • Jer 3:1 : 1 Saying, `Lo, one sendeth away his wife, And she hath gone from him, And she hath been to another man, Doth he turn back unto her again? Greatly defiled is not that land? And thou hast committed whoredom with many lovers, And turn again to Me, an affirmation of Jehovah.
  • Matt 19:7 : 7 They say to him, `Why then did Moses command to give a roll of divorce, and to put her away?'
  • Mark 10:2-9 : 2 And the Pharisees, having come near, questioned him, if it is lawful for a husband to put away a wife, tempting him, 3 and he answering said to them, `What did Moses command you?' 4 and they said, `Moses suffered to write a bill of divorce, and to put away.' 5 And Jesus answering said to them, `For the stiffness of your heart he wrote you this command, 6 but from the beginning of the creation, a male and a female God did make them; 7 on this account shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave unto his wife, 8 and they shall be -- the two -- for one flesh; so that they are no more two, but one flesh; 9 what therefore God did join together, let not man put asunder.'
  • Matt 19:3 : 3 And 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?'

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Matt 5:32-33
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    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.

    33`Again, ye heard that it was said to the ancients: Thou shalt not swear falsely, but thou shalt pay to the Lord thine oaths;

  • Matt 19:3-10
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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.'

    7They say to him, `Why then did Moses command to give a roll of divorce, and to put her away?'

    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.'

  • Mark 10:7-12
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    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.'

  • Luke 16:18
    81%

    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.

  • Deut 24:1-4
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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:

    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.

  • Mark 10:2-5
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    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,

  • Matt 5:27-30
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    27`Ye heard that it was said to the ancients: Thou shalt not commit adultery;

    28but I -- I say to you, that every one who is looking on a woman to desire her, did already commit adultery with her in his heart.

    29`But, if thy right eye doth cause thee to stumble, pluck it out and cast from thee, for it is good to thee that one of thy members may perish, and not thy whole body be cast to gehenna.

    30`And, if thy right hand doth cause thee to stumble, cut it off, and cast from thee, for it is good to thee that one of thy members may perish, and not thy whole body be cast to gehenna.

  • 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.

  • Eph 5:31
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    31`for this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined to his wife, and they shall be -- the two -- for one flesh;'

  • Num 5:11-13
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    11And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,

    12`Speak unto the sons of Israel, and thou hast said unto them, When any man's wife turneth aside, and hath committed against him a trespass,

    13and a man hath lain with her `with' the seed of copulation, and it hath been hid from the eyes of her husband, and concealed, and she hath been defiled, and there is no witness against her, and she hath not been caught,

  • Rom 7:2-3
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    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 5:38
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    38`Ye heard that it was said: Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth;

  • Num 5:20
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    20and thou, if thou hast turned aside under thy husband, and if thou hast been defiled, and any man doth give his copulation to thee besides thy husband --

  • Num 5:29
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    29`This `is' the law of jealousies, when a wife turneth aside under her husband, and hath been defiled,

  • Num 30:9
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    9`As to the vow of a widow or cast-out woman, all that she hath bound on her soul is established on her.

  • Mal 2:16
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    16For `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.

  • 1 Cor 7:2
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    2and because of the whoredom let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her proper husband;

  • Matt 15:5
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    5but ye say, Whoever may say to father or mother, An offering `is' whatever thou mayest be profited by me; --

  • John 4:18
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    18for five husbands thou hast had, and, now, he whom thou hast is not thy husband; this hast thou said truly.'

  • Matt 5:21
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    21`Ye heard that it was said to the ancients: Thou shalt not kill, and whoever may kill shall be in danger of the judgment;

  • John 8:5
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    5and in the law, Moses did command us that such be stoned; thou, therefore, what dost thou say?'

  • Matt 22:25
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    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;

  • Deut 5:18
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    18`Thou dost not commit adultery.

  • Luke 20:34
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    34And Jesus answering said to them, `The sons of this age do marry and are given in marriage,