Matthew 19:7

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

Thomas Haweis 1795 New Testament

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

6Wherefore they are no longer two, but one flesh. What therefore God hath yoked together, let no man separate.

8He saith unto them, It was on account of the hardness of your hearts that Moses gave you permission to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not thus.

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Cross References

Matthew 5:31It hath been said indeed, That whosoever will put away his wife, let him give her a bill 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 →

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