A writing of divorcement (αποστασιον), "a divorce certificate" (Moffatt), "a written notice of divorce" (Weymouth). The Greek is a…

It has been said, etc. That is, by Moses, in Deuteronomy 24:1-2. The husband was directed, if he put his wife away, to give her a bill of …

It has been said—The better manuscripts give, "But it was said," as if stating an implied objection to the previous teach…

It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement: But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put a…

Glossa Ordinaria: The Lord previously taught us that our neighbor's wife is not to be coveted; He now proceeds to teach that o…

This two-verse unit carries further the argument of the preceding section. The OT not only points toward insisting that lust is the moral equivalen…

Whosoever shall put away his wife. As a more suitable occasion for discussing and explaining this doctrine at greater length will occur la…

It has been said
It is not added here, as in the former instances, "by them of old time"; nor prefaced with these wo…

Victory over the desires of the heart must be accompanied by painful exertions. But it must be done.

And it hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a bill of divorce. After having fulfilled the …