# Matthew 5:31

> The King James Version (1769) is in the public domain in the United States.

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- Book: [Matthew](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/matthew)
- Chapter: [Matthew 5](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/matthew/5)
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It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement: