Matthew 19:7
“Then why did Moses give the command that a man could divorce his wife by giving her a written certificate of divorce, and sending her away?” they asked.
Free Bible Version
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
6Now they're no longer two, but one. What God has joined together no one should separate.”
Cross References
Isaiah 50:1This is what the Lord says: Where's your mother's divorce certificate I gave her when I sent her away? Which of my creditors did I sell you to? Now look! You were sold because of your sins, and your mother was sent away because of your wrongdoing.
Malachi 2:16For I hate divorce, says the Lord God of Israel, for it's a violent attack on the wife, says the Lord Almighty. So watch what you do, and don't be unfaithful.
Matthew 5:31The law also said, ‘If a man divorces his wife, he should give her a certificate of divorce.’
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 →