14 Bible Verses about Divorce

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Mark 10:11

And he said unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her:

Luke 16:18

Every one who putteth away his wife and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and every one who marrieth a woman divorced from her husband, committeth adultery.

Mark 10:12

and if a wife put away her husband, and marrieth another, she committeth adultery.

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Divorce » Forced on those who had idolatrous wives

Divorce » Those who get divorced and remarry again

Matthew 5:31-32

It hath been said indeed, That whosoever will put away his wife, let him give her a bill of divorce: But I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except on account of whoredom, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is put away, committeth adultery.

Mark 10:11-12

And he said unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her: and if a wife put away her husband, and marrieth another, she committeth adultery.

Divorce » Why moses allowed divorce

Matthew 19:7-8

They say unto him, Why then did Moses command to give her a bill of divorce, and to put her away? He saith unto them, It was on account of the hardness of your hearts that Moses gave you permission to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not thus.

Mark 10:2-6

And the Pharisees coming to him, put a question to him, Is it lawful for a husband to put away his wife? tempting him. He answered and said unto them, What did Moses command you? They said, Moses permitted to write a bill of divorce, and to put her away. read more.
Then Jesus answering said unto them, For the hardness of your hearts he wrote you that ordinance. 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

It hath been said indeed, That whosoever will put away his wife, let him give her a bill of divorce:

Divorce » Law of marriage against

Divorce » Women » Could obtain

Mark 10:12

and if a wife put away her husband, and marrieth another, she committeth adultery.

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

But to the married not I command, but the Lord, That the wife be not separated from the husband: and even if she should be separated, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away 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

Matthew 19:8

He saith unto them, It was on account of the hardness of your hearts that Moses gave you permission to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not thus.

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

Every one who putteth away his wife and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and every one who marrieth a woman divorced from her husband, committeth adultery.

1 Corinthians 7:27

Art thou bound to a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife.

Matthew 5:31

It hath been said indeed, That whosoever will put away his wife, let him give her a bill of divorce:

More verses: Jeremiah 3:1 Matthew 19:7

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Luke 16:18

Every one who putteth away his wife and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and every one who marrieth a woman divorced from her husband, committeth adultery.

1 Corinthians 7:27

Art thou bound to a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife.

Matthew 5:31

It hath been said indeed, That whosoever will put away his wife, let him give her a bill of divorce:

More verses: Jeremiah 3:1 Matthew 19:7

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Matthew 5:31

It hath been said indeed, That whosoever will put away his wife, let him give her a bill of divorce:

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Mark 10:4

They said, Moses permitted to write a bill of divorce, and to put her away.

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