Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
And it was said, Whoever may divorce his wife, let him give her a divorce certificate.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
"It was also said, "Whoever divorces his wife must give her a written notice of divorce.'
American Standard Version
It was said also, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:
Amplified
An Understandable Version
It was also said [Deut. 24:1-3], 'Whoever divorces his wife, let it be done with a [legally binding] divorce decree, which he must give her.'
Anderson New Testament
It has been said: Whoever will put away his wife, let him give her a bill of divorce.
Bible in Basic English
Again, it was said, Whoever puts away his wife has to give her a statement in writing for this purpose:
Common New Testament
"It has also been said, 'Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce.'
Daniel Mace New Testament
It hath been said, whoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a bill of divorce.
Darby Translation
It has been said too, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a letter of divorce.
Godbey New Testament
And it was said, Whosoever may send away his wife, let him give her a divorcement.
Goodspeed New Testament
"They were told, 'Anyone who divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.'
John Wesley New Testament
It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of Divorce.
Julia Smith Translation
And it was said, That whosoever should loose his wife, let him give her a repudiation.
King James 2000
It has been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:
Lexham Expanded Bible
"And it was said, 'Whoever divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.'
Modern King James verseion
It was also said, Whoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a bill of divorce.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
It is said, Whosoever put away his wife let him give her a testimonial also of the divorcement.
Moffatt New Testament
It used to be said, Whoever divorces his wife must give her a divorce-certificate.
Montgomery New Testament
"It was also said, "Whoever divorces his wife must give her a bill of separation.
NET Bible
"It was said, 'Whoever divorces his wife must give her a legal document.'
New Heart English Bible
"It was also said, 'Whoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorce,'
Noyes New Testament
And it was said, "Whoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement."
Sawyer New Testament
And it was said, Whoever would put away his wife, let him give her a bill of divorcement.
The Emphasized Bible
It was said, moreover, Whosoever shall divorce his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement;
Thomas Haweis New Testament
It hath been said indeed, That whosoever will put away his wife, let him give her a bill of divorce:
Twentieth Century New Testament
It was also said--'Let any one who divorces his wife serve her with a notice of separation.'
Webster
It hath been said, Whoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:
Weymouth New Testament
"It was also said, 'If any man puts away his wife, let him give her a written notice of divorce.'
Williams New Testament
"It was also said, 'Whoever divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.'
World English Bible
"It was also said, 'Whoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorce,'
Worrell New Testament
"And it was said, 'Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement;'
Worsley New Testament
And it has been said, whosoever would put away his wife, let him give her a bill of divorce:
Youngs Literal Translation
'And it was said, That whoever may put away his wife, let him give to her a writing of divorce;
Themes
Adultery » Who commits adultery
Divorce » Those who get divorced and remarry again
Divorce » Sought on slight grounds
Foes of the home » Polygamy » Divorce
Judaism » The religion of the jews » To make room for the gospel
Marriage » Those that remarry or marry those who have been divorced
Topics
Interlinear
Hos
Apoluo
References
American
Easton
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 5:31
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Sermon On The Mount: Divorce
30 And if thy right hand causes thee to stumble, cut it off and cast it from thee, for it is advantageous for thee that one of thy body-parts should perish, and not thy whole body be cast into hell. 31 And it was said, Whoever may divorce his wife, let him give her a divorce certificate. 32 But I say to you, that whoever may divorce his wife apart from a matter of fornication, disposes her to commit adultery, and whoever may marry her who has been divorced commits adultery.
Cross References
Matthew 19:7
They say to him, Why then did Moses command to give a writing of divorcement, and to divorce her?
Deuteronomy 24:1-4
When a man takes a wife, and marries her, then it shall be, if she finds no favor in his eyes, because he has found some unseemly thing in her, that he shall write her a bill of divorcement, and give it in her hand, and send her ou
Matthew 19:3
And Pharisees came to him, trying him, and saying to him, Is it permitted for a man to divorce his wife for every cause?
Mark 10:2-9
And the Pharisees having approached, they demanded of him if it is permitted for a man to divorce a wife, testing him.