Bible verses about "divorce" | Matthew

²⁴ For this cause shal a man leue father & mother, & cleue vnto hys wyfe, & they shal be one flesh.

¹⁴ The Lord shal fyghte for you and ye shal holde your peace.

¹ When a man hath taken a wife and maryed her, yf she fynde no fauoure in his eies, because he hath spied some vnclennesse in her. Then let hym wryte her a bylle of deuorcement & put it in her hande and sende her out of hys house. ² If when she is departed out of hys house, she go and be another mans wif ³ and the seconde husbande hate her & wryte her a letter of deuorcement & put it in her hande & sende her out of his house: or yf the seconde man dye whiche toke her to wyfe, ⁴ her fyrst man which sent her awaye may not take her agayne to be hys wyfe, in as moch as she is defyled. For that is abhomynacion in the syght of the Lorde: that thou defyle not the land with sinne, which the Lord thy god geueth the to enheret. ⁵ When a man taketh a newe wife, he shal not go a warrefare nether shalbe charged wt any busynesse: but shalbe fre at home one yere & reioyse with hys wyfe which he hath taken. ⁶ No man shal take the neather or the vppermylstone to pledge, for then he taketh a mans lyfe to pledge. ⁷ If any man be found stealyng any of hys brethren the chyldren of Israel, & maketh cheuesaunce of hym or selleth him, the thefe shall dye. And thou shalt put euell away from the. ⁸ Take heade to thy selfe as concernynge the plage of leprosye, that thou obserue dyligently to do accordyng to all that the Preastes the Leuites shall teache the, as I commaunded them so ye shal obserue to do. ⁹ Remembre what the Lord thy God dyd vnto Miriam by the waye, after that ye were come out of Egypte. ¹⁰ If thou lende thy brother any maner socoure, thou shalt not go in to hys house to fetche a pledge: ¹¹ but shalt stande without & the man to whom thou lendest, shall brynge the pledge out at the dore. ¹² Forthermore yf it be a pore body, go not to slepe wt hys pledg ¹³ but delyuer hym the pledge agayne by that the sonne go doune, & let him slepe in hys awne rayment and blesse the. And it shalbe ryghteousnes vnto the, before the Lord thy god. ¹⁴ Thou shalt not defraude an hyred seruaunte that is nedye and poore whether he be of thy brethren or a straunger that is in thy land ¹⁵ with in thy cyties. Geue him his hyre the same daye, and let not the sonne go doune theron. For he is nedye and therwith susteyneth hys lyfe, lest he crye agaynst the vnto the Lord and it be synne vnto the. ¹⁶ The fathers shal not dye for the chyldren nor the children for the fathers: but euery man shal dye for his awne synne. ¹⁷ Hynder not the ryght of the straunger nor of the fatherlesse, nor take wedowes rayment to pledge. ¹⁸ But remembre that thou wast a seruaunte in Egypte, and how the Lord thy God delyuered the thence. Wherfore I commaunde the to do this thyng. ¹⁹ When thou cuttest doune thy herueste in the feeld & hast forgotte a shefe in the feelde thou shalt not go agayne and fett it: But it shalbe for the straunger, the fatherlesse & the wydowe, that the Lord thy God may blesse the in all the workes of thyne hande. ²⁰ When thou beatest doune thyne olyue trees thou shalt not make cleane riddaunce after the: but it shalbe for the straunger, the fatherlesse & the wydowe. ²¹ And when thou gatherest they venyarde, thou shalt not gather cleane after the: but it shalbe for the straunger, the fatherlesse & the wyddow. ²² And remembre that thou wast a seruaunt in the land of Egipte: wherfore I commaunde the to do this thinge.

³ Then came vnto him the Pharises, tempting him, & saying to hym: Is it lawful for a man to put away his wyfe for all maner of causes? ⁴ He aunswered and sayde vnto them: Haue ye not reade, howe that he whiche made man at the beginnyng, made them man and woman ⁵ and sayd: for this thynge, shall a man leaue father and mother & cleaue vnto his wyfe, & thei twayne but one flesh. ⁶ Wherefore now are they not twaine, but one fleshe. Let not man therefore put a sunder, that whiche God hath couppled together. ⁷ Then sayd they to him: why did Moyses commaund to geue a testimoniall of diuorcement, & to put her awaye? ⁸ He sayde vnto them: Moyses because of the hardnes of youre hertes suffred you to put away your wyfes: But from the beginning it was not so. ⁹ I say therfore vnto you, whosoeuer putteth awaye hys wyfe, (except it he for fornicacion) & marieth another, breaketh wedloke. And whosoeuer maryeth her, which is diuorced, doth commit aduoutry.

¹⁶ Yf thou hatest her, put her awaye, sayeth the Lord God of Israel, & geue her a clothinge for the scorne, sayeth the Lord of hostes. Loke wel then to your spirit, & despise her not.

³¹ It is sayed, whosoeuer putteth a way his wife, let him geue her a testimonial of the deuorcement. ³² But I sai vnto you: whosoeuer putteth away his wife (except it be for fornicacion) causeth her to breke matrimony. And whosoeuer marieth her that is deuorced, breaketh wedlocke.

¹⁰ Vnto the maryed commaunded not I but the Lorde: that the wyfe separate not her selfe from the man. ¹¹ Yf she separate her selfe, let her remayne vnmaryed, or be reconcilied to her husband againe. And let not the husband put away his wife from him. ¹² To the remnaunte speake I and not the Lord. Yf anye brother haue a wyfe that beleued not, if she be contente to dwel with hym, let him not put her awaye. ¹³ And the woman, which hath to her husband an infidele, if he consente to dwell with her, let her not put him awaie. ¹⁴ For the vnbeleuinge husbande, is sainctified by the wyfe: and the vnbeleuinge wife, is sainctified by the husbande. Or els were youre chyldren vnclene: but nowe are they pure. ¹⁵ But and if the vnbeleuinge departe, let him departe. A brother or a syster is not in subieccion to suche. God hath called vs in peace. ¹⁶ For howe knowest thou O woman, whether thou shalt saue that man or no? Other howe knoweste thou O man, whether thou shalt saue that woman or no? ¹⁷ but euen as God hath distributed to euery man. As the Lorde hath called euery person so let him walke: and so ordeine I in all congregations.

¹⁰ Vnto the maryed commaunded not I but the Lorde: that the wyfe separate not her selfe from the man.

⁴ Let wedlocke be had in pryce in all poyntes, and let the chambre be vndefyled: for whorekepers and aduouterers God wyll iudge.

⁸ He sayde vnto them: Moyses because of the hardnes of youre hertes suffred you to put away your wyfes: But from the beginning it was not so.

¹ As concerninge, wherof ye wrote vnto me, it is good for a man, not to touche a woman. ² Neuerthelesse to avoide fornication, let euery man haue his wyfe: and let euerye woman haue her husbande. ³ Let the man geue vnto the wyfe due beneuolence. Lykewyse also the wyfe vnto the man. ⁴ The wyfe hath not power ouer her owne bodie, but the husbande. And lykewyse the man hath not power ouer his owne bodye, but the wyfe. ⁵ Withdrawe not your selues one from another, excepte it be wyth consente for a tyme, for to geue your selues to fastinge, and prayer. And afterward come agayne to the same thinge, leste Sathan tempte you for your incontinencye. ⁶ Thys I saye of fauoure, and not of commaundement. ⁷ For I woulde that all men were as I my selfe am: but euerie man hath hys proper gyfte of God, one after this maner, another after that. ⁸ I saye vnto the vnmaryed men and wyddowes: it is good for them, if they abyed euen as I do. ⁹ But and if they cannot abstayne, let them mary. For it is better to mary, then burne. ¹⁰ Vnto the maryed commaunded not I but the Lorde: that the wyfe separate not her selfe from the man. ¹¹ Yf she separate her selfe, let her remayne vnmaryed, or be reconcilied to her husband againe. And let not the husband put away his wife from him. ¹² To the remnaunte speake I and not the Lord. Yf anye brother haue a wyfe that beleued not, if she be contente to dwel with hym, let him not put her awaye. ¹³ And the woman, which hath to her husband an infidele, if he consente to dwell with her, let her not put him awaie. ¹⁴ For the vnbeleuinge husbande, is sainctified by the wyfe: and the vnbeleuinge wife, is sainctified by the husbande. Or els were youre chyldren vnclene: but nowe are they pure. ¹⁵ But and if the vnbeleuinge departe, let him departe. A brother or a syster is not in subieccion to suche. God hath called vs in peace. ¹⁶ For howe knowest thou O woman, whether thou shalt saue that man or no? Other howe knoweste thou O man, whether thou shalt saue that woman or no? ¹⁷ but euen as God hath distributed to euery man. As the Lorde hath called euery person so let him walke: and so ordeine I in all congregations. ¹⁸ If any man be called beynge circumcised, let him adde nothing thereto. If any be called vncircumcised: let him not be circumcised. ¹⁹ Circumcison is nothinge, vncircumcision is nothinge, but the kepinge of the commaundementes of God is altogether. ²⁰ Let euery man abyde in the same state, wherin he is called. ²¹ Art thou called a seruauntes, care not for it. Neuertheles if thou maiest be fre, vse it rather. ²² For he that is called in the Lord beynge a seruaunte, is the Lordes freman. Lykewyse he that is called beynge fre, is Christes seruaunte. ²³ Ye are dearlye bought, be not mennes seruauntes. ²⁴ Brethren let euery man wherin he is called, therin abide with God. ²⁵ As concerninge virgins, I haue no commaundemente of the Lorde: yet geue I counsel, as one that hath obteyned mercy of the Lord to be faithfull. ²⁶ I suppose that it is good for the presente necessitie. For it is good for a man so to be. ²⁷ Arte thou bounde vnto a wife? seke not to be loused. Arte thou loused from a wife? seke not a wife. ²⁸ But and if thou take a wyfe, thou sinnest not. Lykewise if a virgine mary: she sinneth not. Neuerthelesse such shal haue trouble in theyr fleshe: but I fauoure you. ²⁹ This saye I brethren the tyme is short. It remaineth that they which haue wiues, be as though they had none, ³⁰ and they that wepe be as though they wept not, and they that reioyse be as though they reioysed not: & they that bye, be as though they possessed not: ³¹ and they that vse this worlde, be as though they vsed it not. For the fashion of this world goeth away. ³² I would haue you without care. The single man careth for the thinges of the Lorde howe he maye please the Lorde. ³³ But he that hath maried, careth for the thinges of the worlde howe he may please his wyfe. ³⁴ There is difference betwene a virgine and a wyfe. The single woman careth for the thinges of the Lorde, that she maye be pure both in bodye and also in spyryte. But she that is maried, careth for the thinges of the worlde, howe she maye please her husbande. ³⁵ This speake I for youre profite, not to tangel you in a snare, but for that whiche is honeste and comely vnto you, and that ye maye quietly cleaue vnto the Lorde without separacion. ³⁶ If anye man thinke that it is vncomelye for his virgine if we passe the tyme of mariage, and yf so nede require, let hym do what he listeth, he sinneth not: let them be coupled in mariage. ³⁷ Neuerthelesse, he that purposeth surely in his herte, hauing none nede, but hath power ouer his owne wyll, and hath so decreed in his herte that he wyl kepe his virgin, doeth well. So then he that ioyneth his virgine in mariage doeth well. ³⁸ But he that ioyneth not his virgine in mariage doeth better. ³⁹ The wife is bounde to the lawe as longe as her husband liueth. If her husbande slepe, she is at libertye to mary with whome she wyll, onely in the Lorde. ⁴⁰ But she is happyer if she so abyde, in my iudgemente. And I thinke verely that I haue the spirite of God.

³ And herby we are sure that we knowe him, yf we kepe his commaundementes. ⁴ He that sayth I knowe him, and kepeth not his commaundementes, is a liar, and the veritie is not in him.

¹² And yf a woman forsake her husbande & be maryed to an other she commytteth aduoutrye.

² For the woman whiche is in subiection to a man, is bounde by the lawe to the man as longe as he liueth. If the man be dead, she is lowsed from the lawe of the man.

⁹ I say therfore vnto you, whosoeuer putteth awaye hys wyfe, (except it he for fornicacion) & marieth another, breaketh wedloke. And whosoeuer maryeth her, which is diuorced, doth commit aduoutry.

⁶ Wherefore now are they not twaine, but one fleshe. Let not man therefore put a sunder, that whiche God hath couppled together.

³² But I sai vnto you: whosoeuer putteth away his wife (except it be for fornicacion) causeth her to breke matrimony. And whosoeuer marieth her that is deuorced, breaketh wedlocke.

¹⁵ But and if the vnbeleuinge departe, let him departe. A brother or a syster is not in subieccion to suche. God hath called vs in peace.

¹⁰ Vnto the maryed commaunded not I but the Lorde: that the wyfe separate not her selfe from the man. ¹¹ Yf she separate her selfe, let her remayne vnmaryed, or be reconcilied to her husband againe. And let not the husband put away his wife from him.

¹⁸ Whosoeuer forsaketh his wyfe and maryeth another, breaketh matrimony. And euery man which maryeth her that is deforsed from her husbande comitteth aduoutrye also.