Matthew 19:7

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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...
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...
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...
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 Pentate...
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...
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...
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...
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 co...
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 17:1...
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 abst...
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 Sa...
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 . Concerni...
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 apar...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Law of Divorce. 3 The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and saying...
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...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

A Period of Testing - Jesus Prepares For The New World Order - Journey to Jerusalem - Triumphal Entry - Jesus Is Lord (19:3-22). Having entered Ju...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Analysis Of The Section Matthew 19:3 to Matthew 22:46 . This whole Section may be analysed as follows: a Jesus' testing commences with a quest...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘They say to him, “Why then did Moses command to give a bill of divorce, and to put her away?” ' The Pharisees then triumphantly challenged Jesus on...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Pharisees Try To Argue Him Down About Divorce (19:7-9). The Pharisees were clearly taken aback by Jesus' words. They had expected Him to come...
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 G...
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...
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 propor...
The Biblical Illustrator

Some seeds fell by the wayside, and the fowls came and devoured them up. Way seed devoured by birds The birds devour the truth we neglect to co...
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 .) Matt...
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?
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

An objection and its answer:
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
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 n...

⁷ They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away?

Related Commentaries of Matthew 19:7

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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