8 Bible Verses about Divorce Permitted

Some Pharisees approached Him to test Him. They asked, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife on any grounds?”

Some Pharisees approached Him to test Him. They asked, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?”

“If a man marries a woman, but she becomes displeasing to him because he finds something improper about her, he may write her a divorce certificate, hand it to her, and send her away from his house.

“It was also said, Whoever divorces his wife must give her a written notice of divorce.

“Why then,” they asked Him, “did Moses command us to give divorce papers and to send her away?”

They said, “Moses permitted us to write divorce papers and send her away.”

and the second man hates her, writes her a divorce certificate, hands it to her, and sends her away from his house or if he dies,

He told them, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because of the hardness of your hearts. But it was not like that from the beginning.