Cross references
Matthew 19:7
“Why then,” they asked, “did Moses order a man to give his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away?”
- a See Deuteronomy 24:1.
Matthew 19:7 has 7 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 4 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Deuteronomy 24:1–4 (16 votes) and Matthew 5:31 (11 votes). 13 other verses point back to it. It links with 11 other books, from Genesis 2 to 1 Peter 3.
Which verses does Matthew 19:7 point to?
Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.
- Deuteronomy 24:1–416 votes
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. If, after leaving his house, she goes and becomes another man’s wife, …
- Matthew 5:3111 votes
It has also been said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.’
- Mark 10:45 votes
They answered, “Moses permitted a man to write his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away.”
- Malachi 2:164 votes
“For I hate divorce,” says the LORD, the God of Israel. “He who divorces his wife covers his garment with violence,” says the LORD of Hosts. So guard yourselves in your spirit and do not break faith.
- Isaiah 50:13 votes
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 creditors did I sell you? Look, you were sold for your iniquities, and for your transgressions your mother was sent away.
- Jeremiah 3:83 votes
She saw that because faithless Israel had committed adultery, I gave her a certificate of divorce and sent her away. Yet that unfaithful sister Judah had no fear and prostituted herself as well.
- Matthew 1:193 votes
Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and was unwilling to disgrace her publicly, he resolved to divorce her quietly.
Which verses point to Matthew 19:7?
The 10 strongest of 13.