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Matthew 19:7

7 They * said to Him, “aWhy then did Moses command to give her a certificate of divorce and send her away?”

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Matthew 19:7 — The New International Version (NIV)

“Why then,” they asked, “did Moses command that a man give his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away?”

Matthew 19:7 — English Standard Version (ESV)

They said to him, “Why then did Moses command one to give a certificate of divorce and to send her away?”

Matthew 19:7 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away?

Matthew 19:7 — New Living Translation (NLT)

“Then why did Moses say in the law that a man could give his wife a written notice of divorce and send her away?” they asked.

Matthew 19:7 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

They said to Him, “Why then did Moses command to give a certificate of divorce, and to put her away?”

Matthew 19:7 — New Century Version (NCV)

The Pharisees asked, “Why then did Moses give a command for a man to divorce his wife by giving her divorce papers?”

Matthew 19:7 — American Standard Version (ASV)

They say unto him, Why then did Moses command to give a bill of divorcement, and to put her away?

Matthew 19:7 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

They say to him, Why then did Moses command to give a letter of divorce and to send her away?

Matthew 19:7 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

The Pharisees asked him, “Why, then, did Moses order a man to give his wife a written notice to divorce her?” 

Matthew 19:7 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

“Why then,” they asked Him, “did Moses command us to give divorce papers and to send her away?”

Matthew 19:7 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

They said to him, “Why then did Moses command us to give a certificate of dismissal and to divorce her?”

Matthew 19:7 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

They said to him, “Why then did Moses command us to give a document—a certificate of divorce—and to divorce her?”

Matthew 19:7 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

They asked, “Then why did Moses command that a man can give his wife a letter of divorce and send her away?”


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