Verse List for MAT 5:31

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OET (OET-RV) “It’s said that any man can divorce his wife just by sending her away.

OET-LV And it _was _said:
Whoever wishfully may _send _away the wife of _him, let _him _give divorce to _her.

ULT Now it has been said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce.’

UST God said, ‘Suppose that a man wants to divorce his wife. He must present her with a document that states that he is divorcing her.’

BSB & MSB It has also been said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.’[fn]

BLB It was also said, 'Whoever shall divorce his wife, let him give her a letter of divorce.'

AICNT “It was said [[that]],[fn] ‘Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce.’ ”

OEB ‘It was also said – “Let anyone who divorces his wife serve her with a notice of separation.”

WEBBE & WMBB “It was also said, ‘Whoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorce,’

NET “It was said, ‘ Whoever divorces his wife must give her a legal document.’

LSV And it was said that, Whoever may put away his wife, let him give to her a writing of divorce;

FBV The law also said, ‘If a man divorces his wife, he should give her a certificate of divorce.’[fn]

TCNT “It was also said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.’

T4T “It is written {Moses wrote}, ‘If a man is divorcing his wife, he should write a document on which he states that he is divorcing her.’

LEB ¶  “And it was said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.’[fn]

BBE Again, it was said, Whoever puts away his wife has to give her a statement in writing for this purpose:

Moff It used to be said, Whoever divorces his wife must give her a divorce-certificate.

Wymth "It was also said, `If any man puts away his wife, let him give her a written notice of divorce.'

ASV It was said also, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:

DRA And it hath been said, whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a bill of divorce.

YLT 'And it was said, That whoever may put away his wife, let him give to her a writing of divorce;

Drby It has been said too, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a letter of divorce.

RV It was said also, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:

SLT And it was said, That whosoever should loose his wife, let him give her a repudiation.

Wbstr It hath been said, Whoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:

KJB-1769 It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:
( It hath/has been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:)

KJB-1611 It hath beene said, Whosoeuer shall put away his wife, let him giue her a writing of diuorcement.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps It is saide: whosoeuer putteth away his wyfe, let hym geue her a wrytyng of diuorcement.
(It is said: whosoever putteth/puts away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement.)

Gnva It hath bene sayd also, Whosoeuer shall put away his wife, let him giue her a bill of diuorcement.
(It hath/has been said also, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a bill of divorcement.)

Cvdl It is sayde: whosoeuer putteth awaye his wyfe, let hym geue her a testimony all of the deuorcemet.
(It is said: whosoever putteth/puts away his wife, let him give her a testimony all of the divorcement.)

TNT It ys sayd, whosoever put awaye his wyfe let hym geve her a testymonyall also of the devorcement.
(It is said, whosoever put away his wife let him give her a testimonial also of the divorcement.)

Wycl And it hath be seyd, Who euere leeueth his wijf, yyue he to hir a libel of forsakyng.
(And it hath/has be said, Who ever leaveth/leaves his wife, give he to her a libel of forsaking.)

Luth Es ist auch gesagt: Wer sich von seinem Weibe scheidet, der soll ihr geben einen Scheidebrief.
(It is also said: Who itself/yourself/themselves from his woman separates, the/of_the should you(pl)/their/her give a letter_of_retirement/divorce.)

ClVg Dictum est autem: Quicumque dimiserit uxorem suam, det ei libellum repudii.[fn]
(Said it_is however: Whoever let_go wife his_own, give to_him booklet divorce.)

SR-GNT Ἐρρέθη δέ, ‘Ὃς ἂν ἀπολύσῃ τὴν γυναῖκα αὐτοῦ, δότω αὐτῇ ἀποστάσιον.’ ‡

UGNT ἐρρέθη δέ, ὃς ἂν ἀπολύσῃ τὴν γυναῖκα αὐτοῦ, δότω αὐτῇ ἀποστάσιον.

SBL-GNT Ἐρρέθη ⸀δέ· Ὃς ἂν ἀπολύσῃ τὴν γυναῖκα αὐτοῦ, δότω αὐτῇ ἀποστάσιον.

RP-GNT Ἐρρέθη δὲ ὅτι Ὃς ἂν ἀπολύσῃ τὴν γυναῖκα αὐτοῦ, δότω αὐτῇ ἀποστάσιον·

TC-GNT [fn]Ἐρρέθη [fn]δὲ [fn]ὅτι Ὃς ἂν ἀπολύσῃ τὴν γυναῖκα αὐτοῦ, δότω αὐτῇ ἀποστάσιον·