31 It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:
31 "It was also said, 'Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce.'
31 "Remember the Scripture that says, 'Whoever divorces his wife, let him do it legally, giving her divorce papers and her legal rights'?
31 "Furthermore it has been said, 'Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce.'
31 "You have heard the law that says, 'A man can divorce his wife by merely giving her a written notice of divorce.'
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Matthew 5:31
Commentary on Matthew 5:27-32
(Read Matthew 5:27-32)
Victory over the desires of the heart, must be attended with painful exertions. But it must be done. Every thing is bestowed to save us from our sins, not in them. All our senses and powers must be kept from those things which lead to transgression. Those who lead others into temptation to sin, by dress or in other ways, or leave them in it, or expose them to it, make themselves guilty of their sin, and will be accountable for it. If painful operations are submitted to, that our lives may be saved, what ought our minds to shrink from, when the salvation of our souls is concerned? There is tender mercy under all the Divine requirements, and the grace and consolations of the Spirit will enable us to attend to them.