KJV King James Version
It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:
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Matthew 5:31
It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
It has also been said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.’
WEB World English Bible
“It was also said, ‘Whoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorce,’
ASV American Standard Version
It was said also, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement :
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘And it was said, That whoever may put away his wife, let him give to her a writing of divorce;
Surrounding context — Matthew 5
28 But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
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.
31 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:
34 But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God’s throne:
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Jeremiah 3:1They 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.Deuteronomy 24:1-4When 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.Matthew 19:7They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away?Mark 10:2-9And the Pharisees came to him, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away [his] wife? tempting him.Matthew 19:3The 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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