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NASB | Matthew 5:32 but I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except for the reason of unchastity, makes her commit adultery; and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 5:32 but I say to you that whoever divorces his wife, except on grounds of sexual immorality, causes her to commit adultery; and whoever marries a woman who has been divorced commits adultery. [Deut 24:1-4; Luke 16:18] |
Bible Question: In the old Testament PUTTING AWAY was what God hated. Is Jesus refering in this verse to PUTTING AWAY or a written certificate of divorce? Please answer after you have done a word study. There is a huge difference between the two. |
Bible Answer: Hello farout, Yes, He is talking about a woman who has been "put away", The act of "putting away", I basically see as kicking the wife out the door. This was the problem of old, that the men would "put away" their wives without giving them a writ of divorce, Which did not free the woman from law of the marriage covenant, causing her to commit adultery if she was joined to another man.Duet 24:4. The translation is lacking in this and should have been translated, "whoever marries a put away woman commits adultery". NASB update has side note that reads "sent away, and sends away" respectively for the words "divorce" as given in this verse. When the woman is given the written certificate of divorce she is freed from the law of the marriage, subsequently commiting no sin if she marries another man, however she cannot go back to her former husband after she has been joined to another man. The King James has Mal 2:16 as "putting away" I would say God doesn't hate "divorce" ,But , He does hate "putting away". God Himself was/is a divorcee, I guess He didn't like it much,But it was necessary and worked into His greater plan. If you are "put away"- still under law of marriage. If you are "divorced"- you have written documentation fulfilling the law of the divorcement. wordoer |