Matthew 19:7

New International Reader's Version

They asked, “Then why did Moses command that a man can give his wife a letter of divorce and send her away?”

Cross References

Isaiah 50:1

The Lord says to the people in Jerusalem, “Do you think I divorced your people who lived before you? Is that why I sent them away? If it is, show me the letter of divorce. I did not sell you into slavery to pay someone I owe. You were sold because you sinned against me. Your people were sent away because of their lawless acts.

Jeremiah 3:8

I gave Israel their letter of divorce. I sent them away because they were unfaithful to me so many times. But I saw that their sister nation Judah did not have any respect for me. They were not faithful to me either. They also went out and committed adultery with other gods.

Malachi 2:16

“Suppose a man hates and divorces his wife,” says the Lord God of Israel. “Then he is harming the one he should protect,” says the Lord who rules over all. So be careful. And don’t be unfaithful.

Matthew 1:19

Her husband Joseph was faithful to the law. But he did not want to put her to shame in public. So he planned to divorce her quietly.

Matthew 19:6

They are no longer two, but one. So no one should separate what God has joined together.”

Matthew 19:8

Jesus replied, “Moses let you divorce your wives because you were stubborn. But it was not this way from the beginning.

Matthew 5:31

“It has been said, ‘Suppose a man divorces his wife. If he does, he must give her a letter of divorce.’ (Deuteronomy 24:1)

Mark 10:4

They said, “Moses allowed a man to write a letter of divorce and send her away.”