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Matthew 5:31
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Matthew 5:31
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Divorce
(Matthew 19.9; Mark 10.11,12; Luke 16.18)
31 (A) You have been taught that a man who divorces his wife must write out divorce papers for her.[a]
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- 5.31 write out divorce papers for her: Jewish men could divorce their wives, but the women could not divorce their husbands. The purpose of writing these papers was to make it harder for a man to divorce his wife. Before this law was made, all a man had to do was to send his wife away and say that she was no longer his wife.
Matthew 5:31
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Matthew 5:31
New International Version
Divorce
31 “It has been said, ‘Anyone who divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.’[a](A)
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- Matthew 5:31 Deut. 24:1
Matthew 19:7
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Matthew 19:7
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7 (A) The Pharisees asked Jesus, “Why did Moses say a man could write out divorce papers and send his wife away?”
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Matthew 19:7
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Matthew 19:7
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7 “Why then,” they asked, “did Moses command that a man give his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away?”(A)
Mark 10:4
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Mark 10:4
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4 (A) They answered, “Moses allows a man to write out divorce papers and send his wife away.”
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Mark 10:4
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Mark 10:4
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4 They said, “Moses permitted a man to write a certificate of divorce and send her away.”(A)
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