Matthew 5:31

Matthew 5:31 is the thirty-first verse of the fifth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament and is part of the Sermon on the Mount. This verse opens the brief, but much scrutinized, discussion of the issue of divorce. In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement: The World English Bible translates the passage as: "It was also said, 'Whoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorce,' For a collection of other versions see here: Matthew 5:31

Matthew 5:31

Matthew 5:31 is the thirty-first verse of the fifth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament and is part of the Sermon on the Mount. This verse opens the brief, but much scrutinized, discussion of the issue of divorce. In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement: The World English Bible translates the passage as: "It was also said, 'Whoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorce,' For a collection of other versions see here: Matthew 5:31