Matthew 19:7 - Easy To Read Version

⁷ The Pharisees {\cf2\super [261]} asked, “So why did Moses give a command allowing a man to divorce his wife by writing a certificate of divorce {\cf2\super [262]} ?”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁷ They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away?

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁷ They said to Him, Why then did Moses command [us] to give a certificate of divorce and thus to dismiss and repudiate a wife? [Deut. 24:1-4.]

American Standard Version (1901)

⁷ They say unto him, Why then did Moses command to give a bill of divorcement, and to put her away?

Common English Bible

⁷ The Pharisees said to him, “Then why did Moses command us to give a divorce certificate and divorce her?”

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁷ They said to him, "Then why did Moses command him to give a bill of divorce, and to separate?"

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁷ They say to him: Why then did Moses command to give a bill of divorce, and to put away?

Matthew 19:7 Cross References

Isaiah 50:1

The Lord says,\par “\{People of Israel, you say that I divorced\par your mother, Jerusalem.\}\par But where is the legal paper\par that proves I divorced her?\par My children, did I owe money to someone?\par Did I sell you to pay a debt?\par No! You were sold\par because of the bad things you did.\par Your mother (Jerusalem) was sent away\par because of the bad things you did.\par

Jeremiah 3:8

Israel was unfaithful and Israel knew why I sent her away. Israel knew that I divorced her because she did the sin of adultery. But that did not make her unfaithful sister afraid. Judah, was not afraid. Judah also went out and acted like a prostitute.

Malachi 2:16

The Lord God of Israel says, “I hate divorce. And I hate the cruel things that men do. So protect your spiritual unity. Don’t cheat on your wife.”

Matthew 1:19

Mary’s husband, Joseph, was a good man. He did not want to bring shame to Mary before the people. So he planned to divorce her secretly.

Matthew 19:6

So the two people are not two, but one. God joined those two people together. So no person should separate them.”

Matthew 19:8

Jesus answered, “Moses allowed you to divorce your wives because you refused to accept God’s teaching. But divorce was not allowed in the beginning.

Matthew 5:31

“It was also said, ‘Any person that divorces his wife must give her a written notice of divorce.’ {\cf2\super [66]}

Mark 10:4

The Pharisees {\cf2\super [122]} said, “Moses allowed a man to divorce his wife by writing a certificate of divorce. {\cf2\super [123]} ”