Matthew 19:7

They asked him, "Why, then, did Moses order us "to give a certificate of divorce and divorce her'?"

Deuteronomy 24:1-4

"If a man chooses to enter into marriage with a woman, but she finds herself displeasing to him because he has found something objectionable about her, he must draw up divorce papers, hand them to her, and then send her out of his house.

Matthew 5:31

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

Isaiah 50:1

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! It's because of your sins that you were sold, and because of your transgressions that your mother was sent away.

Jeremiah 3:8

I saw that even though I had sent unfaithful Israel away for all her adulteries and had given her a divorce decree, her treacherous sister Judah didn't fear, and she, too, committed adultery.

Malachi 2:16

"Indeed, the LORD God of Israel says that he hates divorce, along with the one who conceals his violence by outward appearances," says the LORD of the Heavenly Armies. "So guard yourselves carefully, and don't be unfaithful."

Matthew 1:19

Her husband Joseph, being a righteous man and unwilling to disgrace her, decided to divorce her secretly.

Mark 10:4

They said, "Moses allowed a man to write a certificate of divorce and to divorce her."

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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

General references

Bible References

Why

Matthew 5:31
"It was also said, "Whoever divorces his wife must give her a written notice of divorce.'
Deuteronomy 24:1
"If a man chooses to enter into marriage with a woman, but she finds herself displeasing to him because he has found something objectionable about her, he must draw up divorce papers, hand them to her, and then send her out of his house.
Isaiah 50:1
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! It's because of your sins that you were sold, and because of your transgressions that your mother was sent away.
Jeremiah 3:8
I saw that even though I had sent unfaithful Israel away for all her adulteries and had given her a divorce decree, her treacherous sister Judah didn't fear, and she, too, committed adultery.
Mark 10:4
They said, "Moses allowed a man to write a certificate of divorce and to divorce her."

And to

Matthew 1:19
Her husband Joseph, being a righteous man and unwilling to disgrace her, decided to divorce her secretly.
Malachi 2:16
"Indeed, the LORD God of Israel says that he hates divorce, along with the one who conceals his violence by outward appearances," says the LORD of the Heavenly Armies. "So guard yourselves carefully, and don't be unfaithful."

General references

Mark 10:4
They said, "Moses allowed a man to write a certificate of divorce and to divorce her."

International Standard Version Copyright © 1996-2008 by the ISV Foundation.