What Does the Bible Say About Divorce?

Malachi 2:16

“For the Lord, the God of Israel, says that he hates divorce...”

Matthew 19:6

“So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.”

Mark 10:9

“Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.”

1 Corinthians 7:10-11

“To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband...”

1 Corinthians 7:15

“But if the unbeliever leaves, let it be so. The brother or the sister is not bound in such circumstances...”

Matthew 5:31-32

“It has been said, 'Anyone who divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.' But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, makes her the victim of adultery...”

Ephesians 5:31

“For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.”