Matthew 19:7 ““Why then,” they asked, “did Moses order a man to give his wife a cert…”

Matthew 19:7

“Why then,” they asked, “did Moses order a man to give his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away? ”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away?

World English Bible

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

American Standard Version

They say unto him, Why then did Moses command to give a bill of divorcement, and to put her away?

Geneva Bible 1599

They said to him, Why did then Moses commaund to giue a bill of diuorcement, and to put her away?

Darby Translation

They say to him, Why then did Moses command to give a letter of divorce and to send [her] away?

Young's Literal Translation

They say to him, 'Why then did Moses command to give a roll of divorce, and to put her away?'

Bible in Basic English

They say to him, Why then did Moses give orders that a husband might give her a statement in writing and be free from her?

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Cross references

“Why”

Deuteronomy 24:1–4 Matthew 5:31 Mark 10:4 Isaiah 50:1 Jeremiah 3:8

Deuteronomy 24:1–4 · BSB

If a man marries a woman, but she becomes displeasing to him because he finds some indecency in her, he may write her a certificate of divorce, hand it to her, and send her away from his house.

Matthew 5:31 · BSB

It has also been said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.’

Mark 10:4 · BSB

They answered, “Moses permitted a man to write his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away.”

Isaiah 50:1 · BSB

This is what the LORD says: “Where is your mother’s certificate of divorce with which I sent her away? Or to which of My creditors did I sell you? Look, you were sold for your iniquities, and for your transgressions your…

Jeremiah 3:8 · BSB

She saw that because faithless Israel had committed adultery, I gave her a certificate of divorce and sent her away. Yet that unfaithful sister Judah had no fear and prostituted herself as well.

“and to”

Malachi 2:16 Matthew 1:19

Malachi 2:16 · BSB

“For I hate divorce,” says the LORD, the God of Israel. “He who divorces his wife covers his garment with violence,” says the LORD of Hosts. So guard yourselves in your spirit and do not break faith.

Matthew 1:19 · BSB

Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and was unwilling to disgrace her publicly, he resolved to divorce her quietly.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

6So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.”

8Jesus replied, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because of your hardness of heart. But it was not this way from the beginning.

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