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Matthew 19:7

Moses
Marriage

5 and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’?

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

“Why then,” they asked, “did Moses order a man to give his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away?”

8 Jesus replied, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because of your hardness of heart; but it was not this way from the beginning.

9 Now I tell you that whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman, commits adultery.”

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
“Why then,” they asked, “did Moses order a man to give his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away?”
KJV
They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away?
WEB
They asked him, “Why then did Moses command us to give her a certificate of divorce and divorce her?”
ASV
They say unto him, Why then did Moses command to give a bill of divorcement, and to put [her] away?
DARBY
They say to him, Why then did Moses command to give a letter of divorce and to send [her] away?
BLB
They say to Him, “Why then did Moses command to give [her] a roll of divorce and to send her away?”
ÅB
De sa til ham: «Hvorfor befalte da Moses å gi konen skilsmissebrev og skille seg fra henne?»
OTB
De spurte ham: «Hvorfor befalte da Moses at en mann skulle gi sin kone et skilsmissebrev og sende henne bort?»
B1930
De sa til ham: Hvorfor bød da Moses å gi hustruen skilsmissebrev og skille sig fra henne?

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Deuteronomy 24:1–4

    If 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.

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  • Matthew 5:31

    It has also been said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.’

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  • Mark 10:4

    They answered, “Moses permitted a man to write his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away.”

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  • Malachi 2:16

    “For I hate divorce,” says the LORD, the God of Israel. “He who divorces his wife covers his garment with violence,” says the LORD of Hosts. So guard yourselves in your spirit and do not break faith.

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  • Matthew 1:19

    Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and was unwilling to disgrace her publicly, he resolved to divorce her quietly.

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  • Jeremiah 3:8

    She saw that because faithless Israel had committed adultery, I gave her a certificate of divorce and sent her away. Yet that unfaithful sister Judah had no fear and prostituted herself as well.

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  • Isaiah 50:1

    This is what the LORD says: “Where is your mother’s certificate of divorce with which I sent her away? Or to which of My creditors did I sell you? Look, you were sold for your iniquities, and for your transgressions your mother was sent away.

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