Parallel Verses
NET Bible
"It was said, 'Whoever divorces his wife must give her a legal document.'
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.'
A Conservative Version
And it was said, Whoever may divorce his wife, let him give her a divorce certificate.
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.
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 If your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away! It is better to lose one of your members than to have your whole body go into hell. 31 "It was said, 'Whoever divorces his wife must give her a legal document.' 32 But I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except for immorality, makes her commit adultery, and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
Cross References
Jeremiah 3:1
"If a man divorces his wife and she leaves him and becomes another man's wife, he may not take her back again. Doing that would utterly defile the land. But you, Israel, have given yourself as a prostitute to many gods. So what makes you think you can return to me?" says the Lord.
Matthew 19:7
They said to him, "Why then did Moses command us to give a certificate of dismissal and to divorce her?"
Deuteronomy 24:1-4
If a man marries a woman and she does not please him because he has found something offensive in her, then he may draw up a divorce document, give it to her, and evict her from his house.
Matthew 19:3
Then some Pharisees came to him in order to test him. They asked, "Is it lawful to divorce a wife for any cause?"
Mark 10:2-9
Then some Pharisees came, and to test him they asked, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?"