6 Bible Verses about divorce, in OT
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"Moses," said they, "permitted a man to draw up a bill of separation and divorce her."
They answered, "Why then did Moses command the husband to give her 'a written bill of divorce,' and so to put her away?"
"It was also said, "Whoever divorces his wife must give her a bill of separation.
"Have you not read." he answered, "that He who created them from the beginning made them male and female, and said, "For this cause shall a man leave his father and his mother and shall cleave to his wife; and the two shall be one flesh? "Thus they are no longer two, but one. Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate."read more.
They answered, "Why then did Moses command the husband to give her 'a written bill of divorce,' and so to put her away?" "Moses," said Jesus, "permitted you to divorce your wives on account of the hardness of your hearts, but from the beginning it was not so.
But Jesus said to them. "Moses gave you that command because of the hardness of your hearts; but from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female. "For this cause a man shall leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave to his wife; and the two shall become one flesh;read more.
so that they are no more two, but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let not man put asunder."
Presently some of the Pharisees came up to him, and made test of him by asking, "Is it right for a man to divorce his wife for every cause?"