Matthew 5:31 Parallel Translations

NASB:

GWT:

"It has also been said, 'Whoever divorces his wife must give her a written notice.'(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:

ASV:

It was said also, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:

BBE:

Again, it was said, Whoever puts away his wife has to give her a statement in writing for this purpose:

DBY:

It has been said too, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a letter of divorce.

ERV:

It was said also, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:

WEY:

"It was also said, 'If any man puts away his wife, let him give her a written notice of divorce.'

WBS:

It hath been said, Whoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:

WEB:

"It was also said,'Whoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorce,'

YLT:

'And it was said, That whoever may put away his wife, let him give to her a writing of divorce;

Matthew 5:31 Cross References

XREF:

Deuteronomy 24:1 "When a man takes a wife and marries her, and it happens that she finds no favor in his eyes because he has found some indecency in her, and he writes her a certificate of divorce and puts it in her hand and sends her out from his house,

Deuteronomy 24:3 and if the latter husband turns against her and writes her a certificate of divorce and puts it in her hand and sends her out of his house, or if the latter husband dies who took her to be his wife,

Jeremiah 3:1 God says, "If a husband divorces his wife And she goes from him And belongs to another man, Will he still return to her? Will not that land be completely polluted? But you are a harlot with many lovers; Yet you turn to Me," declares the LORD.

Matthew 19:7 They said to Him, "Why then did Moses command to GIVE HER A CERTIFICATE OF DIVORCE AND SEND her AWAY?"

Mark 10:4 They said, "Moses permitted a man TO WRITE A CERTIFICATE OF DIVORCE AND SEND her AWAY." (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

PNT:

5:31,32 Whosoever shall put away his wife. The divorce laws were very lax among the Jews. A man could put away his wife for any cause (Mt 19:8). Moses directed a legal letter of divorcement (De 24:1). Christ positively forbids divorce except for unchastity. Marriage is a divine institution, and the obligation is for life (Mt 19:3-9; Ro 7:1-3 1Co 7:10-17).

WES:

5:31 Let him give her a writing of divorce - Which the scribes and Pharisees allowed men to do on any trifling occasion. Deut 24:1; Matt 19:7; Mark 10:2; Luke 16:18.

MHC:

5:27-32 Victory over the desires of the heart, must be attended with painful exertions. But it must be done. Every thing is bestowed to save us from our sins, not in them. All our senses and powers must be kept from those things which lead to transgression. Those who lead others into temptation to sin, by dress or in other ways, or leave them in it, or expose them to it, make themselves guilty of their sin, and will be accountable for it. If painful operations are submitted to, that our lives may be saved, what ought our minds to shrink from, when the salvation of our souls is concerned? There is tender mercy under all the Divine requirements, and the grace and consolations of the Spirit will enable us to attend to them.

CONC:

Certificate Divorce Divorcement Divorces Letter Notice Purpose Puts Sends Statement Wife Writing Written

Certificate Divorce Divorcement Divorces Notice Purpose Puts Sends Statement Wife Writing Written

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