Matthew 19:7Vote For Matthew 19:7

King James Version (KJV)
They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away?
American Standard Version (ASV)
They say unto him, Why then did Moses command to give a bill of divorcement, and to put [her] away?
World English Bible (WEB)
They asked him, "Why then did Moses command us to give her a bill of divorce, and divorce her?"

Matthew 19:7 Cross References

When a man hath taken a wife, and married her, and it come to pass that she find no favor in his eyes, because he hath found some uncleanness in her: then let him write her a bill of divorcement, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house. And when she is departed out of his house, she may go and be another man's wife. And if the latter husband hate her, and write her a bill of divorcement, and giveth it in her hand, and sendeth her out of his house; or if the latter husband die, which took her to be his wife; Her former husband, which sent her away, may not take her again to be his wife, after that she is defiled; for that is abomination before the LORD: and thou shalt not cause the land to sin, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance.
Thus saith the LORD, Where is the bill of your mother's divorcement, whom I have put away? or which of my creditors is it to whom I have sold you? Behold, for your iniquities have ye sold yourselves, and for your transgressions is your mother put away.
And I saw, when for all the causes whereby backsliding Israel committed adultery I had put her away, and given her a bill of divorce; yet her treacherous sister Judah feared not, but went and played the harlot also.
It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:
And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away.