Deuteronomy 24:1

If a man marries a woman, but she becomes displeasing to him because he finds some indecency in her, he may write her a certificate of divorce, hand it to her, and send her away from his house.

Cross References (15)

  • Matthew 19:7–9 (9)

    “Why then,” they asked, “did Moses order a man to give his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away?”

  • Isaiah 50:1 (5)

    This is what the LORD says: “Where is your mother’s certificate of divorce with which I sent her away? Or to which of My

  • Deuteronomy 22:13 (5)

    Suppose a man marries a woman, has relations with her, and comes to hate her,

  • Mark 10:4–12 (5)

    They answered, “Moses permitted a man to write his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away.”

  • Jeremiah 3:8 (4)

    She saw that because faithless Israel had committed adultery, I gave her a certificate of divorce and sent her away. Yet

  • Deuteronomy 22:19 (4)

    They are also to fine him a hundred shekels of silver and give them to the young woman’s father, because this man has gi

  • Deuteronomy 22:29 (4)

    then the man who lay with her must pay the young woman’s father fifty shekels of silver, and she must become his wife be

  • Exodus 21:10 (3)

    If he takes another wife, he must not reduce the food, clothing, or marital rights of his first wife.

  • Deuteronomy 24:3 (3)

    and the second man hates her, writes her a certificate of divorce, hands it to her, and sends her away from his house, o

  • Malachi 2:16 (2)

    “For I hate divorce,” says the LORD, the God of Israel. “He who divorces his wife covers his garment with violence,” say

  • 1 Corinthians 7:11–12 (2)

    But if she does, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife

  • Matthew 5:31–32 (1)

    It has also been said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.’

  • Deuteronomy 21:15 (1)

    If a man has two wives, one beloved and the other unloved, and both bear him sons, but the unloved wife has the firstbor

  • Luke 16:18 (1)

    Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and he who marries a divorced woman commits adu

  • Matthew 1:19 (1)

    Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and was unwilling to disgrace her publicly, he resolved to divorce her qu