31It has been said, Whoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorce:


In Context

28 But I say to you, That whoever looks on a woman to lust after her has committed adultery with her already in his heart.

29 And if your right eye offend you, pluck it out, and cast it from you: for it is profitable for you that one of your members should perish, and not that your whole body should be cast into hell.

30 And if your right hand offend you, cut it off, and cast it from you: for it is profitable for you that one of your members should perish, and not that your whole body should be cast into hell.

31 It has been said, Whoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorce:

32 But I say to you, That whoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causes her to commit adultery: and whoever shall marry her that is divorced commits adultery.

33 Again, you have heard that it has been said by them of old time, You shall not forswear yourself, but shall perform to the Lord your oaths:

Matthew 5:31 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:31It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

5:31"It has been said, 'Anyone who divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.'

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

5:31And it hath been said, Whoseoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a bill of divorce.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

5:31It was said also, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:31It has been said too, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a letter of divorce.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

5:31It was said also, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:31It hath been said, Whoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:31|It was also said, 'Whoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorce,'

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

5:31'And it was said, That whoever may put away his wife, let him give to her a writing of divorce;