Deuteronomy 24:1

Detailed Stipulations: Purity And Unity

¹ “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. ² If after leaving his house she goes and becomes another man’s wife,

Certificate of Divorce

No

Matthew 19:7-9

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

Deuteronomy 22:13

“If a man marries a woman, has sexual relations with her, and comes to hate her,

Deuteronomy 22:19

They will also fine him 100 silver shekels and give them to the young woman’s father, because that man gave an Israelite virgin a bad name. She will remain his wife; he cannot divorce her as long as he lives.

Jeremiah 3:8

I observed that it was because unfaithful Israel had committed adultery that I had sent her away and had given her a certificate of divorce. Nevertheless, her treacherous sister Judah was not afraid but also went and prostituted herself.

Exodus 21:10

If he takes an additional wife, he must not reduce the food, clothing, or marital rights of the first wife.

Deuteronomy 22:29

the man who raped her must give the young woman’s father 50 silver shekels, and she must become his wife because he violated her. He cannot divorce her as long as he lives.

Isaiah 50:1

This is what the Lord says:

Where is your mother’s divorce certificate
that I used to send her away?
Or who were My creditors that I sold you to?
Look, you were sold for your iniquities,
and your mother was put away
because of your transgressions.

Matthew 5:31-32

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

Luke 16:18

“Everyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and everyone who marries a woman divorced from her husband commits adultery.

Deuteronomy 21:15

“If a man has two wives, one loved and the other unloved, and both the loved and the unloved bear him sons, and if the unloved wife has the firstborn son,

Deuteronomy 24:3

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,

Malachi 2:16

“If he hates and divorces his wife,” says the Lord God of Israel, “he covers his garment with injustice,” says the Lord of Hosts. Therefore, watch yourselves carefully, and do not act treacherously.

Matthew 1:19

So her husband Joseph, being a righteous man, and not wanting to disgrace her publicly, decided to divorce her secretly.

Mark 10:4-12

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

1 Corinthians 7:11-12

But if she does leave, she must remain unmarried or be reconciled to her husband—and a husband is not to leave his wife.