14 Bible Verses about Divorce
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And I say to you, that whosoever shall put away his wife, except for fornication, and shall marry another, commits adultery."
but I say to you, that every one who puts away his wife, except on account of fornication, makes her commit adultery: and whosoever marries her when put away commits adultery.
And He saith to them, "Whosoever puts away his wife, and marries another, commits adultery against her;
"Every one who puts away his wife, and marries another, commits adultery; and he who marries a woman divorced from her husband, commits adultery.
and, if she herself, having put away her husband, marries another, she commits adultery."
but if she even depart, let her remain unmarried, or let her be reconciled to her husband; and that the husband leave not his wife.
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Divorce » Forced on those who had idolatrous wives
Divorce » Those who get divorced and remarry again
And I say to you, that whosoever shall put away his wife, except for fornication, and shall marry another, commits adultery."
"And it was said, 'Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement;' but I say to you, that every one who puts away his wife, except on account of fornication, makes her commit adultery: and whosoever marries her when put away commits adultery.
And He saith to them, "Whosoever puts away his wife, and marries another, commits adultery against her; and, if she herself, having put away her husband, marries another, she commits adultery."
Divorce » Why moses allowed divorce
They say to Him, "Why, then, did Moses command to give her a bill of divorcement, and to put her away?" He saith to them, "Moses, in view of the hardness of your heart, permitted you to put away your wives; but from the beginning it has not been so.
And the Pharisees, corning to Him, were asking Him, "Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife!" tempting 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.
But Jesus said to them, "Because of the hardness of your heart he wrote you this commandment. But from the beginning of the creation, 'Male and female made He them.'
Divorce » Forbidden » Except » Adultery
And I say to you, that whosoever shall put away his wife, except for fornication, and shall marry another, commits adultery."
but I say to you, that every one who puts away his wife, except on account of fornication, makes her commit adultery: and whosoever marries her when put away commits adultery.
Divorce » Sought on slight grounds
And the Pharisees came to Him, tempting Him, and saying, "Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause"
"And it was said, 'Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement;'
Divorce » Law of marriage against
so that they are no longer two, but one flesh. What, therefore, God joined together, let not man put asunder."
Divorce » Women » Could obtain
and, if she herself, having put away her husband, marries another, she commits 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
And to the married I give command??ot I, but the Lord??hat the wife depart not from her husband; but if she even depart, let her remain unmarried, or let her be reconciled to her husband; and that the husband leave not 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
The disciples say to Him, "If the case of the man is so with his wife, it is not expedient to marry."
Divorce » Permitted » On account of hardness of heart
He saith to them, "Moses, in view of the hardness of your heart, permitted you to put away your wives; but from the beginning it has not been so.
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
"Every one who puts away his wife, and marries another, commits adultery; and he who marries a woman divorced from her husband, commits adultery.
Have you become bound to a wife? Seek not a release. Have you been loosed from a wife? seek not a wife.
"And it was said, 'Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement;'
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"Every one who puts away his wife, and marries another, commits adultery; and he who marries a woman divorced from her husband, commits adultery.
Have you become bound to a wife? Seek not a release. Have you been loosed from a wife? seek not a wife.
"And it was said, 'Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement;'
Topics on Divorce
Actual Divorces
Matthew 1:19And Joseph her husband, being a righteous man, and not wishing to make an example of her, purposed privately to divorce her.
Adultery and Divorce
Matthew 5:32but I say to you, that every one who puts away his wife, except on account of fornication, makes her commit adultery: and whosoever marries her when put away commits adultery.
Bills Of Divorce
Matthew 5:31"And it was said, 'Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement;'
Certificate of divorce
Mark 10:4And they said, "Moses permitted to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away."
Divorce Permitted
Matthew 19:3And the Pharisees came to Him, tempting Him, and saying, "Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause"
divorce, amongst believers
Matthew 5:32but I say to you, that every one who puts away his wife, except on account of fornication, makes her commit adultery: and whosoever marries her when put away commits adultery.
divorce, in OT
Mark 10:4And they said, "Moses permitted to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away."