Matthew 19:7

New Living Translation

“Then why did Moses say in the law that a man could give his wife a written notice of divorce and send her away?” they asked.

Cross References

Isaiah 50:1

This is what the Lord says: “Was your mother sent away because I divorced her? Did I sell you as slaves to my creditors? No, you were sold because of your sins. And your mother, too, was taken because of your sins.

Jeremiah 3:8

She saw that I divorced faithless Israel because of her adultery. But that treacherous sister Judah had no fear, and now she, too, has left me and given herself to prostitution.

Malachi 2:16

“For I hate divorce!” says the Lord, the God of Israel. “To divorce your wife is to overwhelm her with cruelty,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. “So guard your heart; do not be unfaithful to your wife.”

Matthew 1:19

Joseph, to whom she was engaged, was a righteous man and did not want to disgrace her publicly, so he decided to break the engagement quietly.

Matthew 19:6

Since they are no longer two but one, let no one split apart what God has joined together.”

Matthew 19:8

Jesus replied, “Moses permitted divorce only as a concession to your hard hearts, but it was not what God had originally intended.

Matthew 5:31

“You have heard the law that says, ‘A man can divorce his wife by merely giving her a written notice of divorce.’

Mark 10:4

“Well, he permitted it,” they replied. “He said a man can give his wife a written notice of divorce and send her away.”