Matthew 5:31
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Matthew 5:31 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Matthew 5:31 is a verse from the book of Matthew in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Matthew 5:31 — KJV
“It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:”
— Matthew 5:31 (KJV)
Matthew 5:31 in Context — About the Book of Matthew
Matthew presents Jesus as the promised King — Israel's Messiah who fulfils the prophets line by line. It preserves the Sermon on the Mount, the Lord's Prayer, and the Great Commission. Five great teaching blocks make it the church's first discipleship manual.
Cross-References for Matthew 5:31
“And they shall amerce him in an hundred shekels of silver, and give them unto the father of the damsel, because he hath brought up an evil name upon a virgin of Israel: and she shall be his wife; he may not put her away all his days.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 5:31: hath, put, away
“Then the man that lay with her shall give unto the damsel's father fifty shekels of silver, and she shall be his wife; because he hath humbled her, he may not put her away all his days.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 5:31: hath, put, away
“When a man hath taken a wife, and married her, and it come to pass that she find no favour 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. some...: Heb. matter of nakedness divorcement: Heb. cutting off”
Shares key themes with Matthew 5:31: hath, wife, let
“But to the rest speak I, not the Lord: If any brother hath a wife that believeth not, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 5:31: hath, put, away
“They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away?”
Shares key themes with Matthew 5:31: put, away, give
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