Mal 2:16, Mat 5:31-32, 19:3, 1Cor 7:10-11 | ESV | STEP | For the man who does not love his wife but divorces her, says the Lord , the God of Israel , covers his garment with violence , says the Lord of hosts . So guard yourselves in your spirit , and do not be faithless .

a Matt. 5:32; Mark 10:9, 11; Luke 16:18; 1 Cor. 7:10

d[See ver. 10 above]

e[See ver. 27 above]

f ch. 19:7; Jer. 3:1; Cited from Deut. 24:1

g ch. 19:9; Mark 10:11, 12; Luke 16:18; [1 Cor. 7:10, 11]

h Rom. 7:3

i John 8:6

j ch. 5:31

kSee ver. 6

l Mal. 2:16; See Matt. 5:32

m Mark 10:12

n[See ver. 10 above]

Malachi 2:16

16 “For ^athe man who does not love his wife but divorces her, ^{▼▼Hebrew who hates and divorces} says the Lord, the God of Israel, covers ^{▼▼Probable meaning (compare Septuagint and Deuteronomy 24:1–4); or “The Lord, the God of Israel, says that he hates divorce, and him who covers} his garment with violence, says the Lord of hosts. So guard yourselves in your spirit, and ^ddo not be faithless.”

Matthew 5:31-32

Divorce

31 ^e“It was also said, ^f‘Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce.’ 32 ^gBut I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except on the ground of sexual immorality, makes her commit adultery, and ^hwhoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

Matthew 19:3

3 And Pharisees came up to him and ⁱtested him by asking, ^j“Is it lawful to divorce one’s wife for any cause?”

1 Corinthians 7:10-11

10 To the married ^kI give this charge (not I, but the Lord): ^lthe wife should not separate from her husband 11 (but if she does, ^mshe should remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband), and ⁿthe husband should not divorce his wife.