Deuteronomy 24:1
New American Standard Bible 1995
Law of Divorce
24 “When a man takes a wife and marries her, and it happens [a]that she finds no favor in his eyes because he has found some (A)indecency in her, and (B)he writes her a certificate of divorce and puts it in her hand and sends her out from his house,
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- Deuteronomy 24:1 Lit if
Matthew 5:31
New American Standard Bible 1995
31 “It was said, ‘(A)Whoever sends his wife away, let him give her a certificate of divorce’;
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Matthew 19:6-8
New American Standard Bible 1995
6 So they are no longer two, but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let no man separate.” 7 They *said to Him, “(A)Why then did Moses command to give her a certificate of divorce and send her away?” 8 He *said to them, “Because of your hardness of heart Moses permitted you to [a]divorce your wives; but from the beginning it has not been this way.
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- Matthew 19:8 Or send away
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