Matthew 19:7 - Forerunner Commentary

Matthew 19:7

5 and said, ^a‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and ^bthe two shall become one flesh’?

6 So then, they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate.”

7 They said to Him, ^a“Why then did Moses command to give a certificate of divorce, and to put her away?”

8 He said to them, “Moses, because of the ^ahardness of your hearts, permitted you to divorce your ^bwives, but from the beginning it was not so.

9 ^aAnd I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for¹ sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery; and whoever marries her who is divorced commits adultery.”

10 His disciples said to Him, ^a“If such is the case of the man with his wife, it is better not to marry.”

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11 But He said to them, ^a“All cannot accept this saying, but only those to whom it has been given:

Verse Comparison: Matthew 19:7

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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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