Matthew 5:31
King James Version (KJV)
It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:
In context
29 And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.
30 And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.
31 It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:
32 But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.
33 Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths:
Matthew 5:31 in every translation
- KJV King James Version
- It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:
- WEB World English Bible
- “It was also said, ‘Whoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorce,’
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- It has also been said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.’
- ASV American Standard Version
- It was said also, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- 'And it was said, That whoever may put away his wife, let him give to her a writing of divorce;
- DBY Darby Translation
- It has been said too, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a letter of divorce.
- WBS Webster Bible
- It hath been said, Whoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement: