Mat 5:31 | PNT | STEP | Whosoever shall put away his wife . The divorce laws were very lax among the Jews. A man could put away his wife "for any cause" ( ). Moses directed a legal letter of divorcement ( ). Christ positively forbids divorce except for unchastity. Marriage is a divine institution, and the obligation is for life ( ; ).

Matthew 5:31

Whosoever shall put away his wife. The divorce laws were very lax among the Jews. A man could put away his wife "for any cause" (Mt 19:8). Moses directed a legal letter of divorcement (De 24:1). Christ positively forbids divorce except for unchastity. Marriage is a divine institution, and the obligation is for life (Mt 19:3-9; Ro 7:1-3 1Co 7:10-17).