7"Why then," they asked, "did Moses command that a man give his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away?"


In Context

4 "Haven't you read," he replied, "that at the beginning the Creator 'made them male and female,'

5 and said, 'For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh' ?

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

7 "Why then," they asked, "did Moses command that a man give his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away?"

8 Jesus replied, "Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because your hearts were hard. But it was not this way from the beginning.

9 I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for marital unfaithfulness, and marries another woman commits adultery."

Matthew 19:7 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

19:7They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away?

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

19:7They say to him: Why then did Moses command to give a bill of divorce, and to put away?

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

19:7They say unto him, Why then did Moses command to give a bill of divorcement, and to put her away?

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:7They say to him, Why then did Moses command to give a letter of divorce and to send her away?

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

19:7They say unto him, Why then did Moses command to give a bill of divorcement, and to put her away?

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:7They say to him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away?

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:7They asked him, |Why then did Moses command us to give her a bill of divorce, and divorce her?|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

19:7They say to him, 'Why then did Moses command to give a roll of divorce, and to put her away?'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

19:7They say to him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorce, and to put her away?