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


In Context

28 But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

29 If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.

30 And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to go into hell.

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

32 But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for marital unfaithfulness, causes her to become an adulteress, and anyone who marries the divorced woman commits adultery.

33 "Again, you have heard that it was said to the people long ago, 'Do not break your oath, but keep the oaths you have made to the Lord.'

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 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;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

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