Matthew 19:7
They say vnto hym: why did Moyses then commaunde to geue a writyng of diuorcement, and to put her away?
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away?
In Context
Cross References
Isaiah 50:1Thus saith the Lorde: Where is the byll of your mothers deuorcement whom I sent away? or who is the vsurer to whom I solde you? Beholde, for your offences are ye solde, and because of your transgression is your mother forsaken.
Matthew 5:31It is saide: whosoeuer putteth away his wyfe, let hym geue her a wrytyng of diuorcement.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 19:4-13
The Law of Divorce. 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? 4 And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female, 5 And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh? 6 Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put… Read the whole commentary →