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Mar 5, 2024 · This teaching raises the moral and ethical standards for divorce and remarriage. 4. Matthew 19:3-9 (New Testament) “I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery.”. Similar to Matthew 5:31-32, this passage recounts Jesus’ dialogue with the Pharisees about divorce.
- Apoluō and Biblion Apostasiou
- Chōrizō and aphiēmi
- Kerithuth, Shalach, Andexapostellō
The Greek verb apoluōis used in a technical sense to mean “divorce” in the Jewish setting of the Gospels. This verb is usually translated in English New Testaments as “send away,” “put away,” or “divorce” when used in the context of the end of a marriage. Apoluō occurs, in various forms, three times in Matthew 5:31-32, five times in Matthew 19:3-9,...
Paul does not use apoluō when writing to the Christians in the Roman colony of Corinth. He uses the verb chōrizō (“separate”) in 1 Corinthians 7:10 & 11 for a Christian wife who separates from her Christian husband. He also uses chōrizō in 1 Corinthians 7:15(twice) for an unbeliever who separates from their Christian spouse. Paul uses a different v...
Some claim that only the Hebrew word kerithuth means “divorce.” This word is used four times in the Hebrew Bible, always and only when speaking about a “certificate of divorce/ dismissal” (Sepher kerithuth: סֵ֤פֶר כְּרִיתֻת֙) (Deut 24:1. 3: Isa. 50:1; Jer. 3:8). Sepher kerithuth is translated as biblion apostasiou(“certificate of divorce/ dismissal...
Matthew 5:31-32. New International Version. Divorce. 31 “It has been said, ‘Anyone who divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.’[a] 32 But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, makes her the victim of adultery, and anyone who marries a divorced woman commits adultery. Read full chapter.
Feb 10, 2020 · In the “putting away” theory, Jesus does not say “whoever divorces his wife” in verse 32, but “whoever puts away his wife.”. The interpretation, therefore, is that if a person does not issue his wife a certificate of divorce, then they are not actually divorced but the wife is merely “put away,” or separated.
Sep 11, 2024 · In the Hebrew of Malachi 2:16, God does not say, “I hate …” (first person singular); rather God says, “He [who] hates …” (third-person masculine singular). This “he” seems to be the man who hates and divorces his wife, and in so doing behaves unjustly towards her. (A divorced woman in Bible times could be very vulnerable and ...
10 Later, when he was alone with his disciples in the house, they brought up the subject again. 11 He told them, “Whoever divorces his wife and marries someone else commits adultery against her. 12 And if a woman divorces her husband and marries someone else, she commits adultery.”.
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Apr 29, 2009 · The New Testament uses several terms for “divorce.”. Their primary meanings and distinctions are listed: àpolúo: “to let loose from, let go free” (apo, “from,” luo, “to loose”). 578 Bauer, Arndt, Gingrich, and Danker (BAGD) distinguish the meaning of “set free, release, pardon” from that of “let go, send away, dismiss ...
