申命記24:1-4

24:1 「人若娶妻以後，見她有甚麼不合理的事，不喜悅她，就可以寫休書交在她手中，打發她離開夫家。
24:2 婦人離開夫家以後，可以去嫁別人。
24:3 後夫若恨惡她，寫休書交在她手中，打發她離開夫家，或是娶她為妻的後夫死了，
24:4 打發她去的前夫不可在婦人玷污之後再娶她為妻，因為這是耶和華所憎惡的；不可使耶和華─你上帝所賜為業之地被玷污了。」

If a man marries a woman who becomes displeasing to him because he finds something indecent about her, and he writes her a certificate of divorce, gives it to her and sends her from his house, ² and if after she leaves his house she becomes the wife of another man, ³ and her second husband dislikes her and writes her a certificate of divorce, gives it to her and sends her from his house, or if he dies, ⁴ then her first husband, who divorced her, is not allowed to marry her again after she has been defiled. That would be detestable in the eyes of the Lord. Do not bring sin upon the land the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance.

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    休妻的事情就是離婚的事情，這是不尊重婚姻的行為，是上帝所不喜悅的！所以在《馬太福音》的「登山寶訓」中主耶穌這樣教導：「又有話說：『人若休妻，就當給她休書。』只是我告訴你們，凡休妻的，若不是為淫亂的緣故，就是叫她作淫婦了；人若娶這被休的婦人，也是犯姦淫了。」(5:31-32)

    可能這樣說讓人意義不明，在《馬可福音》說的更清楚：「凡休妻另娶的，就是犯姦淫，辜負他的妻子；妻子若離棄丈夫另嫁，也是犯姦淫了。」(10:11-12)

    也因為這樣我們回頭讀《申命記》這段經文時，心中更清楚知道為何會說到：「因為這是耶和華所憎惡的；不可使耶和華─你上帝所賜為業之地被玷污了。」

    所以，我們要看重婚姻，不可以當兒戲，不可隨便結婚，更不可隨便離婚，更不可以在男女關係上混亂！因為，婚姻代表著上帝與選民的關係，是牢不可破的關係，不要動不動就寫休書、喊離婚！