Matthew 5:31 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:”
Matthew 5:31 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Matthew 5:31 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Matthew 5:31 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Matthew 5:31 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
““It was also said, ‘Whoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorce,’”
Matthew 5:31 — World English Bible
Matthew 5:31 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“It was said also, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement: ”
Matthew 5:31 — American Standard Version
Matthew 5:31 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`And it was said, That whoever may put away his wife, let him give to her a writing of divorce;”
Matthew 5:31 — Young's Literal Translation
Matthew 5:31 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“It has been said too, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a letter of divorce. ”
Matthew 5:31 — Darby Translation
Matthew 5:31 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“It hath bene sayd also, Whosoeuer shall put away his wife, let him giue her a bill of diuorcement.”
Matthew 5:31 — Geneva Bible
Matthew 5:31 in Context — Matthew 5
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:
What Does Matthew 5:31 Mean?
Matthew 5:31 is a verse from the Book of Matthew, part of the New Testament. It appears in Matthew chapter 5. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.
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