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Matthew 5:31

MarriageThe law

29 And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.

30 And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.

It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:

32 But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.

33 Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths:

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BSB
It has also been said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.’
KJV
It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:
WEB
“It was also said, ‘Whoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorce,’
ASV
It was said also, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:
DARBY
It has been said too, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a letter of divorce.
BLB
And it was said, ‘Whoever may send away his wife, let him give to her a certificate of divorce.’
ÅB
«Det er sagt: ‘Den som skiller seg fra sin kone, skal gi henne skilsmissebrev.’
OTB
Det er sagt: ‘Den som skiller seg fra sin hustru, må gi henne skilsmissebrev.’
B1930
Det er sagt: Den som skiller sig fra sin hustru, skal gi henne skilsmissebrev.

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  • Jeremiah 3:1

    They say, If a man put away his wife, and she go from him, and become another man’s, shall he return unto her again? shall not that land be greatly polluted? but thou hast played the harlot with many lovers; yet return again to me, saith the LORD.

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  • Deuteronomy 24:1–4

    When a man hath taken a wife, and married her, and it come to pass that she find no favour in his eyes, because he hath found some uncleanness in her: then let him write her a bill of divorcement, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house.

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  • Matthew 19:7

    They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away?

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  • Mark 10:2–9

    And the Pharisees came to him, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? tempting him.

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  • Matthew 19:3

    The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?

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