Matthew 5:31

New English Translation

“It was said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife must give her a legal document.’

Cross References

Jeremiah 3:1

“If a man divorces his wife and she leaves him and becomes another man’s wife, he may not take her back again. Doing that would utterly defile the land. But you, Israel, have given yourself as a prostitute to many gods. So what makes you think you can return to me?” says the Lord.

Malachi 2:16

“I hate divorce,” says the Lord God of Israel, “and the one who is guilty of violence,” says the Lord who rules over all. “Pay attention to your conscience, and do not be unfaithful.”

Matthew 19:3

Then some Pharisees came to him in order to test him. They asked, “Is it lawful to divorce a wife for any cause?”

Matthew 19:7

They said to him, “Why then did Moses command us to give a certificate of dismissal and to divorce her?”