14 Bible Verses about Divorce

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Mark 10:11

And he saith to them, Whoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery against her.

Luke 16:18

Whoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery; and he who marrieth a woman that hath been put away from her husband, committeth adultery.

Mark 10:12

And if she put away her husband, and be married to 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

And it was said, "Whoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement." But I say to you, that whoever putteth away his wife, unless it be on account of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery; and whoever shall marry her when put away, committeth adultery.

Mark 10:11-12

And he saith to them, Whoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery against her. And if she put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery.

Divorce » Why moses allowed divorce

Matthew 19:7-8

They say to him, Why then did Moses ordain that a man may give his wife a writing of divorcement, and put her away? He saith to them, Moses, on account of your hardness of heart, allowed you m put away your wives; but in the beginning it was not so.

Mark 10:2-6

And the Pharisees came to him, and asked him whether it was lawful for a man to put away his wife, trying him. And he answering said to them, What did Moses command you? And they said, Moses permitted to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away. read more.
And Jesus said to them, On account of your hardness of heart he wrote you this command. 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

And it was said, "Whoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement."

Divorce » Law of marriage against

Divorce » Women » Could obtain

Mark 10:12

And if she put away her husband, and be married to 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 those who are married it is my command, yet not mine, but the Lords: Let not the wife separate herself from her husband, and if she have separated herself 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

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

Whoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery; and he who marrieth a woman that hath been put away from her husband, committeth adultery.

1 Corinthians 7:27

Art thou bound to a wife, seek not to be loosed from her; art thou loosed from a wife, do not seek for one.

Matthew 5:31

And it was said, "Whoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement."

More verses: Jeremiah 3:1 Matthew 19:7

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Luke 16:18

Whoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery; and he who marrieth a woman that hath been put away from her husband, committeth adultery.

1 Corinthians 7:27

Art thou bound to a wife, seek not to be loosed from her; art thou loosed from a wife, do not seek for one.

Matthew 5:31

And it was said, "Whoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement."

More verses: Jeremiah 3:1 Matthew 19:7

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Mark 10:4

And they said, Moses permitted to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away.

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Mark 10:4

And they said, Moses permitted to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away.

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