Matthew 5:31
It was also said, 'Whoever sends his wife away, let him give her a certificate of divorce.'
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In The 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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Cross References
Deuteronomy 24:1When a man takes a wife and marries her, if she finds no favor in his eyes because he has found some unsuitable thing in her, then he must write her a certificate of divorce, put it into her hand, and send her out of his house.
Matthew 19:3Pharisees came to him, testing him, saying to him, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any cause?”
Mark 10:2Then Pharisees came to him to test him and asked, “Is it lawful for a husband to divorce his wife?”
Matthew Henry on Matthew 5:28-33
The Sermon on the Mount. 27 Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery: 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… Read the whole commentary →