14 Bible Verses about Divorce

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Mark 10:11

And he said to them, "Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against his former wife,

Luke 16:18

Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and whoever marries a woman who has been divorced from her husband commits adultery.

Mark 10:12

and if a woman divorces her husband and marries another man, she is an adulteress."

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Divorce » Forced on those who had idolatrous wives

Divorce » Those who get divorced and remarry again

Matthew 5:31-32

"They were told, 'Anyone who divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.' But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife on any ground, except unfaithfulness, makes her commit adultery, and anyone who marries her after she is divorced commits adultery.

Mark 10:11-12

And he said to them, "Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against his former wife, and if a woman divorces her husband and marries another man, she is an adulteress."

Divorce » Why moses allowed divorce

Matthew 19:7-8

They said to him, "Then why did Moses command us to draw up a written divorce-notice and give it to her?" He said to them, "It was on account of your perversity that Moses permitted you to divorce your wives, but it was not so at the beginning.

Mark 10:2-6

Some Pharisees came up, and in order to test him asked him whether a man should be allowed to divorce his wife. But he answered, "What has Moses commanded you to do?" They said, "Moses permits a man to divorce his wife by drawing up a written divorce-notice." read more.
But Jesus said to them, "It was on account of your perversity that he laid down that law for you. But from the beginning of the creation, 'God made them male and female.

Divorce » Forbidden » Except » Adultery

Divorce » Sought on slight grounds

Matthew 5:31

"They were told, 'Anyone who divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.'

Divorce » Law of marriage against

Divorce » Women » Could obtain

Mark 10:12

and if a woman divorces her husband and marries another man, she is an adulteress."

Divorce » Illustrative of God's casting off of the jewish church

Divorce » Of servants, regulated by law

Divorce » Women » Afflicted by

Divorce » Figurative

Divorce » Often sought by the jews

Divorce » Not getting divorced

1 Corinthians 7:10-11

To those already married my instructions are??nd they are not mine, but the Lord's??hat a wife is not to separate from her husband. If she does separate, she must remain single or else become reconciled to him. And a husband must not divorce his wife.

Divorce » Not allowed to those who falsely accused their wives

Divorce » Of captives, regulated by law

Divorce » Women » Married after, could not return to first husband

Divorce » The requirements of divorcement

Divorce » Permitted » By the mosaic law

Divorce » Women » Could marry after

Divorce » Priests not to marry women after

Divorce » Jews condemned for love of

Divorce » Prohibition of, offended the jews

Divorce » Permitted » On account of hardness of heart

Divorce » Women » Responsible for vows after

Divorce » Disobedience of the wife to the husband, a sufficient cause for, in the persian empire

Foes of the home » Polygamy » Divorce

Luke 16:18

Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and whoever marries a woman who has been divorced from her husband commits adultery.

1 Corinthians 7:27

If you are united to a wife, do not seek to be released. If you are not, do not seek a wife.

Matthew 5:31

"They were told, 'Anyone who divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.'

More verses: Jeremiah 3:1 Matthew 19:7

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Luke 16:18

Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and whoever marries a woman who has been divorced from her husband commits adultery.

1 Corinthians 7:27

If you are united to a wife, do not seek to be released. If you are not, do not seek a wife.

Matthew 5:31

"They were told, 'Anyone who divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.'

More verses: Jeremiah 3:1 Matthew 19:7

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Matthew 1:19

But her husband, Joseph, was an upright man and did not wish to disgrace her, and he decided to break off the engagement privately.

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Mark 10:4

They said, "Moses permits a man to divorce his wife by drawing up a written divorce-notice."

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Mark 10:4

They said, "Moses permits a man to divorce his wife by drawing up a written divorce-notice."

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