Mat 5:31 | MHM | STEP | v. 31 : Jesus addresses divorce. The law allowed a man to give his wife a certificate of divorce (Matthew 5:31 ), but by Jesus’ time, divorce was being used too easily. People thought they could separate for almost any reason (Matthew 19:3,7 ). This was not God’s original plan for marriage.

‏ Matthew 5:31

v. 31: Jesus addresses divorce. The law allowed a man to give his wife a certificate of divorce (Matthew 5:31 ^a), but by Jesus’ time, divorce was being used too easily. People thought they could separate for almost any reason (Matthew 19:3,7 ^b). This was not God’s original plan for marriage.