Deuteronomy 24:1
When a man hath taken a wife, and married her, and it come to pass that she find no favour in his eyes, because he hath found some uncleanness in her: then let him write her a bill of divorcement, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house.
Cross-reference
Deuteronomy 24:3 continues the same case, describing the second husband's certificate of divorce, directly extending the legal scenario.
In Deuteronomy 22:29, a man who violates a virgin must marry her and can never divorce — a specific legal exception to the general divorce permission here.
Deuteronomy 22:19 forbids divorce for a man who falsely accused his wife, imposing a restriction that contrasts with the general permission here.
In Malachi 2:16, God declares He hates divorce — directly contrasting the legal permission for divorce given here.
In 1 Corinthians 7:11, Paul instructs separated wives to remain unmarried or reconcile — stricter than the permission to remarry in this law.
In Luke 16:18, Jesus declares divorce followed by remarriage is adultery — a radical restriction compared to the permission here.
Mark 10:4-12 similarly records Jesus' teaching on the certificate of divorce, affirming its permission but pointing to God's original design.
Matthew 19:7-9 recounts the Pharisees challenging Jesus with this law, and He clarifies its original intent regarding hardness of heart.
Matthew 5:32 adds an exception for sexual immorality, contrasting with the broader permission in this law.
Matthew 5:31 directly quotes this divorce certificate law, which Jesus then reinterprets in the Sermon on the Mount.
Jeremiah 3:8 uses the certificate of divorce as a metaphor for God's judgment on unfaithful Israel, echoing the legal imagery here.
Isaiah 50:1 uses the certificate of divorce as an image of God's temporary rejection of Israel, drawing on this legal procedure.
In Jeremiah 3:1, the prophet uses this law as a metaphor for Israel's adultery — a divorced wife cannot return, yet God invites Israel back.
In Matthew 1:19, Joseph plans a quiet divorce under this very law, showing its first-century practice.
In Leviticus 21:7, priests are forbidden from marrying a divorced woman — a restriction on the remarriage allowed here.
In Ezekiel 44:22, priests are prohibited from marrying divorced women — reinforcing the restriction in Leviticus 21:7 related to this law.
In 1 Corinthians 7:12, Paul advises against divorcing a willing unbelieving spouse — a specific pastoral exception not covered here.