Matthew 5:31

Bishops' Bible (1568)

It is saide: whosoeuer putteth away his wyfe, let hym geue her a wrytyng of diuorcement.

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  • Deut 24:1-4 : 1 When a man hath taken a wife and maried her, if she finde no fauour in his eyes, because he hath spyed some vncleannes in her: then let hym wryte her a byll of deuorcement, and put it in her hande, and sende her out of his house: 2 And when she is departed out of his house, let her go and be another mans wyfe. 3 And if the seconde husbande hate her, let him write her also a letter of deuorcement, and put it in her hande, and sende her out of his house: Or if the seconde man dye whiche toke her to wyfe, 4 Her first man whiche sent her away, may not take her agayne to be his wyfe after that she is defiled: For that is abhomination in the sight of the Lorde, and thou shalt not cause the lande to sinne, whiche the Lorde thy God shall geue thee to inherite.
  • Jer 3:1 : 1 Commonly when a man putteth away his wyfe, and she goeth from hym & maryeth with another, then the question is: shoulde he resort vnto her any more after that? (Is not that lande then defiled and vncleane?) But as for thee thou hast played the harlot with many louers, yet turne agayne to me, saith the Lorde.
  • Matt 19:7 : 7 They say vnto hym: why did Moyses then commaunde to geue a writyng of diuorcement, and to put her away?
  • Mark 10:2-9 : 2 And the pharisees came, and asked hym: Is it lawfull for a man to put away his wyfe? temptyng hym. 3 And he aunswered, and sayde vnto them: What did Moyses commaunde you to do? 4 And they sayde: Moyses suffred to write a booke of diuorcement, and to put her away. 5 And Iesus aunswered, and sayde vnto the: For the hardnesse of your heart, he wrote this precept vnto you. 6 But from the begynnyng of the creation, God made them male & female. 7 And sayde for this cause shall a man leaue his father and mother, and byde by his wyfe: 8 And they twayne shalbe one fleshe. So then are they no more twayne, but one fleshe. 9 Therfore, what God hath coupled together, let not man seperate.
  • Matt 19:3 : 3 The pharisees also came vnto hym, temptyng hym, and saying vnto hym: Is it lawfull for a man to put away his wyfe, for euery cause?

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Matt 5:32-33
    2 verses
    89%

    32But I say vnto you, that whosoeuer doeth put awaye his wyfe, except it be for fornication, causeth her to commit adultry. And whosoeuer maryeth her that is diuorced, committeth adultry.

    33Agayne, ye haue hearde that it was sayde vnto them of olde tyme: Thou shalt not forsweare thy selfe, but shalt perfourme vnto the Lorde thine othes.

  • Matt 19:3-10
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    83%

    3The pharisees also came vnto hym, temptyng hym, and saying vnto hym: Is it lawfull for a man to put away his wyfe, for euery cause?

    4He aunswered and sayde vnto them: Haue ye not read, that he which created at the begynnyng, made them male and female,

    5And sayde: For this cause, shall a man leaue father and mother, and shall be knit to his wyfe: and they twayne shall be one fleshe.

    6Wherfore, they are no more twayne, but one fleshe. Let not man therefore put a sunder, that which God hath coupled together.

    7They say vnto hym: why did Moyses then commaunde to geue a writyng of diuorcement, and to put her away?

    8He sayde vnto them: Moyses, because of the hardnes of your heartes, suffred you to put away your wyues: But from the begynnyng it was not so.

    9I say vnto you: whosoeuer putteth away his wyfe, except it be for fornication, and maryeth another, committeth adulterie: And who so maryeth her which is diuorced, doth comit adulterie.

    10His disciples say vnto hym: If the matter be so betwene man and wyfe, then is it not good to mary.

  • Mark 10:7-12
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    83%

    7And sayde for this cause shall a man leaue his father and mother, and byde by his wyfe:

    8And they twayne shalbe one fleshe. So then are they no more twayne, but one fleshe.

    9Therfore, what God hath coupled together, let not man seperate.

    10And in the house, his disciples asked hym agayne, of the same matter.

    11And he sayth vnto them: Whosoeuer putteth away his wyfe, & maryeth another, committeth adulterie agaynst her.

    12And yf a woman put away her husbande, and be maryed to another, she committeth adulterie.

  • Luke 16:18
    81%

    18Whosoeuer forsaketh his wyfe, and marieth another, committeth adulterie. And he that maryeth her that is deuorced from her husbande, committeth adulterie also.

  • Deut 24:1-4
    4 verses
    79%

    1When a man hath taken a wife and maried her, if she finde no fauour in his eyes, because he hath spyed some vncleannes in her: then let hym wryte her a byll of deuorcement, and put it in her hande, and sende her out of his house:

    2And when she is departed out of his house, let her go and be another mans wyfe.

    3And if the seconde husbande hate her, let him write her also a letter of deuorcement, and put it in her hande, and sende her out of his house: Or if the seconde man dye whiche toke her to wyfe,

    4Her first man whiche sent her away, may not take her agayne to be his wyfe after that she is defiled: For that is abhomination in the sight of the Lorde, and thou shalt not cause the lande to sinne, whiche the Lorde thy God shall geue thee to inherite.

  • Mark 10:2-5
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    79%

    2And the pharisees came, and asked hym: Is it lawfull for a man to put away his wyfe? temptyng hym.

    3And he aunswered, and sayde vnto them: What did Moyses commaunde you to do?

    4And they sayde: Moyses suffred to write a booke of diuorcement, and to put her away.

    5And Iesus aunswered, and sayde vnto the: For the hardnesse of your heart, he wrote this precept vnto you.

  • Matt 5:27-30
    4 verses
    77%

    27Ye haue hearde, that it was sayde vnto them of olde tyme: Thou shalt not commit adultry.

    28But I say vnto you, that whosoeuer loketh on a woman, to luste after her, hath committed adultry with her alredy, in his heart.

    29If thy ryght eye offende thee, plucke it out, and cast it from thee. For better it is vnto thee, that one of thy members perishe, the that thy whole body should be cast into hell.

    30And yf thy ryght hande offende thee, cut it of, and cast it from thee. For better it is vnto thee, that one of thy members perishe, then that all thy body shoulde be cast into hell.

  • 1 Cor 7:10-11
    2 verses
    75%

    10Unto the maryed commaunde, not I, but the Lord, Let not the wyfe depart from the husbande:

    11But and if she depart, let her remayne vnmarried, or be reconciled vnto her husbande againe: And let not the husbande put away his wyfe.

  • Eph 5:31
    74%

    31For this cause shall a man leaue father and mother, and shalbe ioyned vnto his wyfe, and two shalbe made one flesshe.

  • Num 5:11-13
    3 verses
    72%

    11And the Lorde spake vnto Moyses, saying:

    12Speake vnto the children of Israel, and say vnto them: If any mans wyfe go aside, and trespasse agaynst hym,

    13So that another man lye with her fleshly, and it be hid from the eyes of her husbande, and is kept close that she is defyled, and there is no witnesse against her, neither she taken with the maner,

  • Rom 7:2-3
    2 verses
    71%

    2For the woman which is in subiectio to a man, is bounde by the lawe to the man, as long as he lyueth: But yf the man be dead, she is loosed from the lawe of the man.

    3So then yf whyle the man lyueth, she couple her selfe with another man, she shalbe counted a wedlocke breaker: But yf the man be dead, she is free from the law, so that she is no wedlocke breaker, though she couple her selfe with another man.

  • Matt 5:38
    71%

    38Ye haue hearde, that it is sayde, an eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.

  • Num 5:20
    71%

    20But and if thou hast gone aside from thyne husbande, and art defiled, and some man hath lyen with thee beside thyne husbande:

  • Num 5:29
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    29This is the lawe of gelousie, when a wyfe goeth aside from her husbande, and is defiled:

  • Num 30:9
    70%

    9But euery vowe of a widowe, and of her that is deuorsed, that they haue bounde their soule withall, shall stande in effect with them.

  • Mal 2:16
    70%

    16If thou hatest her, put her away, saith the lorde God of Israel: yet he couereth the iniurie vnder his garment, saith the Lorde of hoastes, and be ye kept in your spirite, and transgresse not.

  • 1 Cor 7:2
    70%

    2Neuerthelesse, to auoyde fornication, let euery man haue his owne wyfe, and let euery woman haue her owne husband.

  • Matt 15:5
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    5But ye say, whosoeuer shall say to father or mother: by the gyft that is offered of me, thou shalt be helped:

  • John 4:18
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    18For thou hast had fyue husbandes, and he whom thou now hast, is not thy husbande. In that saydest thou truely.

  • Matt 5:21
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    21Ye haue hearde, that it was sayde to them of the olde tyme, thou shalt not kyll: who so euer kylleth, shalbe in daunger of iudgement.

  • John 8:5
    69%

    5Moyses in the lawe commaunded vs that suche shoulde be stoned: But what sayest thou?

  • Matt 22:25
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    25Ther were with vs seuen brethren, and the first maryed a wyfe, and deceassed without issue, and left his wyfe vnto his brother.

  • Deut 5:18
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    18Thou shalt not commit adulterie.

  • Luke 20:34
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    34Iesus aunswered and saide vnto the: The chyldren of this worlde marrye wyues, and are marryed: