Verse Comparison: Matthew 19:7
<< Matthew 19:6 Matthew 19:8 >> American Standard Version
They say unto him, Why then did Moses command to give a bill of divorcement, and to put `her' away?Amplified® Bible
They said to Him, Why then did Moses command [us] to give a certificate of divorce and thus to dismiss {and} repudiate a wife?Contemporary English Version
The Pharisees asked Jesus, "Why did Moses say that a man could write out divorce papers and send his wife away?"Darby English Version
They say to him, Why then did Moses command to give a letter of divorce and to send [her] away?Good News Bible
The Pharisees asked him, "Why, then, did Moses give the law for a man to hand his wife a divorce notice and send her away?"International Standard Version
They asked him, "Why, then, did Moses order us 'to give a certificate of divorce and divorce her'?"King James Version
They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away?New American Standard Bible
They *said to Him, "Why then did Moses command to GIVE HER A CERTIFICATE OF DIVORCE AND SEND {her} AWAY?"New International Version
"Why then," they asked, "did Moses command that a man give his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away?"New King James Version
They said to Him, “Why then did Moses command to give a certificate of divorce, and to put her away?”N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
They said to Him, "Why then did Moses command to GIVE HER A CERTIFICATE OF DIVORCE AND SEND her AWAY?"Young's Literal Translation
They say to him, `Why then did Moses command to give a roll of divorce, and to put her away?'
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