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Matthew 5:31
Matthew 5:31 is verse 31 of Matthew chapter 5, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
It has also been said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.’
Deuteronomy 24:1
King James Version
It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:
World English Bible
“It was also said, ‘Whoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorce,’
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Matthew 5:29–33 · Berean Standard Bible
29 If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge 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 depart into hell.
31 It has also been said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.’
32 But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, brings adultery upon her. And he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
33 Again, you have heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘Do not break your oath, but fulfill your vows to the Lord.’
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Cross-references
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Matthew 19:3Then some Pharisees came and tested Him by asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?”
Matthew 19:7“Why then,” they asked, “did Moses order a man to give his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away?”
Deuteronomy 24:1If a man marries a woman, but she becomes displeasing to him because he finds some indecency in her, he may write her a certificate of divorce, hand it to her, and send her away from his house.
Deuteronomy 24:2If, after leaving his house, she goes and becomes another man’s wife,
Deuteronomy 24:3and the second man hates her, writes her a certificate of divorce, hands it to her, and sends her away from his house, or if he dies,
Deuteronomy 24:4then the husband who divorced her first may not remarry her after she has been defiled, for that is an abomination to the LORD. You must not bring sin upon the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance.
Jeremiah 3:1“If a man divorces his wife and she leaves him to marry another, can he ever return to her? Would not such a land be completely defiled? But you have played the harlot with many lovers— and you would return to Me?” declares the LORD.
Mark 10:2Some Pharisees came to test Him. “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?” they inquired.
Mark 10:3“What did Moses command you?” He replied.
Mark 10:4They answered, “Moses permitted a man to write his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away.”
Mark 10:5But Jesus told them, “Moses wrote this commandment for you because of your hardness of heart.
Mark 10:6However, from the beginning of creation, ‘God made them male and female.’
Mark 10:7‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife,
Mark 10:8and the two will become one flesh.’ So they are no longer two, but one flesh.
Mark 10:9Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.”