Deuteronomy 24:1

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Suppose a woman was divorced by her first husband because he found something disgraceful about her. He wrote out divorce papers, gave them to her, and sent her away.

Cross References

Exodus 21:10

If the man later marries another woman, he must continue to provide food and clothing for the one he bought and to treat her as a wife.

Isaiah 50:1

The LORD says, “Children, I didn't divorce your mother or sell you to pay debts; I divorced her and sold you because of your sins.

Jeremiah 3:1

The LORD said to the people of Israel: If a divorced woman marries, can her first husband ever marry her again? No, because this would pollute the land. But you have more gods than a prostitute has lovers. Why should I take you back?

Malachi 2:16

The LORD God All-Powerful of Israel hates anyone who is cruel enough to divorce his wife. So take care never to be unfaithful!

Numbers 5:12

to say to the people of Israel: Suppose a man becomes jealous and suspects that his wife has been unfaithful, but he has no proof.

Numbers 5:28

But if she is innocent, her body will not be harmed, and she will still be able to have children.

Matthew 1:19

Joseph was a good man and did not want to embarrass Mary in front of everyone. So he decided to call off the wedding quietly.

Luke 16:18

It is a terrible sin for a man to divorce his wife and marry another woman. It is also a terrible sin for a man to marry a divorced woman.

Deuteronomy 21:15

Suppose a man has two wives and loves one more than the other. The first son of either wife is the man's firstborn son, even if the boy's mother is the wife the man doesn't love. Later, when the man is near death and is dividing up his property, he must give a double share to his firstborn son, simply because he was the first to be born.

Deuteronomy 22:13

Suppose a man starts hating his wife soon after they are married.

Deuteronomy 22:19

because he accused his bride of not being a virgin. He will have to pay her father one hundred pieces of silver and will never be allowed to divorce her.

Deuteronomy 22:29

they will be forced to get married. He must give her father fifty pieces of silver as a bride price and can never divorce her.

Deuteronomy 24:2

Later she married another man,

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who then either divorced her in the same way or died.