Matthew 19:7 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

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

Matthew 19:7 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Why did Moses ... - To this they objected that Moses had allowed such divorces Deuteronomy 24:1 ; and if he had allowed them, they inferred that they could not be unlawful. See the notes at Mat...
Matthew 19:7 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

(2) They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away? (2) Because political laws are adjusted to allow some things, it does not follow that God the...
Matthew 19:7 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Question of Divorce ( Mark 10:1-12 *). In Matthew 19:2 healed replaces Mk.'s taught. Mt. makes Jesus give His own opinion, based on Gen., at once, and it is the Pharisees who bring the Deute...
Matthew 19:7 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Why? Why then? Moses. See note on Matthew 8:4 . command, &c. Not till the close of the forty years. writing. . bill. Reference to Pentateuch ( Deuteronomy 24:1 ). See App-117.
Matthew 19:7 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

7. Why then did Moses order? They had thought of this calumny, (597) if, which was more probable, Christ should demand a proper cause to be shown in cases of divorce; for it appears that wh...
Matthew 19:7 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away? Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement? - It is not an unusual case for the i...
Matthew 19:7 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

And he answered, &c.— The accounts which St. Matthew and St. Mark have given of this matter, though they seem to clash upon the first view, are in reality perfectly consistent. The two historia...
Matthew 19:7 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away? They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put...
Matthew 19:7 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Question of Divorce. The Rich Young Man 1, 2. End of the Galilean ministry. The Peræn ministry begins ( Mark 10:1 ; Luke 9:51 cp. Luke 17:11 ). The time was now late summer of 28 a.d. The P...
Matthew 19:7 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

They say unto him. — The question comes apparently from the advocates of the laxer school. They fell back from what would seem to them a vague abstract principle upon the letter of the Law. Was Mos...
Matthew 19:7 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 15 Last Days in Peraea - Matthew 19:1-30 - Matthew 20:1-16 THERE were two main roads from Galilee to Jerusalem. One passed through Samaria, on the west of the Jordan, the other throug...
Matthew 19:7 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Jesus' View of Marriage Matthew 19:1-12 Divorce was common among the Jews of that decadent age, being justified by Deuteronomy 24:1 . Concerning this it should be remembered that this legislat...
Matthew 19:7 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The Pharisees approached Him with a question concerning divorce. The force of His reply is in the words "from the beginning." He had no opinions apart from the will and intention of God. As God wille...
Matthew 19:7 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

"And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these sayings, he departed from Galilee, and came into the coasts of Judaea beyond Jordan; (2) And great multitudes followed him; and he healed them...
Matthew 19:7 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

They say unto him ,.... That is the Pharisees, who object the law of Moses to him, hoping hereby to ensnare him, and expose him to the resentment of the people, should he reject that, as they suppos...
Matthew 19:7 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away? Ver. 7. Why did Moses then command, &c. ] Sophister-like they oppose Moses to God, scriptu...
Matthew 19:7 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

They say, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement , &c. “If divorce be contrary to the original institution of marriage, as you affirm, how came it that Moses has commanded...
Matthew 19:7 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

The setting now is changed from Galilee to Judea, with great crowds following Him, finding healing from their illnesses. But since the Lord Jesus has been announcing a kingdom of a different characte...
Matthew 19:7 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Law of Divorce. 3 The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his w...
Matthew 19:7 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

See Poole on " Matthew 19:8 " .
Matthew 19:7 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Marriage And Divorce In The New Age (19:3-12). . Having in chapter 18 laid down the principles on which His new congregation was to run Jesus will now begin to lay down the foundations of life in...
Matthew 19:7 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES Matthew 19:1 . He departed from Galilee .—This marks a very solemn period in our Lord’s public ministry. It was His farewell to Galilee ( Brown ). Came into the coasts of Judæa b...
Matthew 19:7 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 19:3 . The pharisees also came tempting him. These men professed perfection of morality, and of worship; and their object was to tempt our Lord to sin, by giving his sanction to a law of c...
Matthew 19:7 - The Biblical Illustrator

Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause. The marriage tie I. Its prescribed limitation. Enforced by (1) numerical proportion of the sexes; (2) evils of polygamy; (3)...
Matthew 19:7 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Matthew 19:1-40 The beginning of the last journey to Jerusalem . The question concerning divorce . ( Mark 10:1-41 .) Matthew 19:1 When Jesus had finished these saying...
Matthew 19:7 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

They say unto Him, Why did Moses, then, command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away?
Matthew 19:7 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Deuteronomy 24:1-4 ; Isaiah 50:1 ; Jeremiah 3:8 ; Malachi 2:16 ; Mark 10:4 ; Matthew 1:19 ; Matthew 5:31
Matthew 19:7 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Why did Moses command — Christ replies, Moses permitted (not commanded) it, because of the hardness of your hearts — Because neither your fathers nor you could bear the more excellent way. Deutero...

Matthew 19:7 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Matthew 19:7 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Matthew 19:7 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 19:7 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Matthew 19:7 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 19:7 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Matthew 19:7 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Matthew 19:7 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Matthew 19:7 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 19:7 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Matthew 19:7 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Matthew 19:7 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Matthew 19:7 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Matthew 19:7 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Matthew 19:7 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Matthew 19:7 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Matthew 19:7 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 19:7 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 19:7 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew 19:7 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Matthew 19:7 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 19:7 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Matthew 19:7 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 19:7 - The Biblical Illustrator

Matthew 19:7 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Matthew 19:7 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Matthew 19:7 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Matthew 19:7 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes