“旧约·申命记24∶1-2” 人若娶妻以后，见她有什么不合理的事，不喜悦她，就可以写休书交在她手中，打发她离开夫家。妇人离开夫家以后，可以去嫁别人。
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，and if after she leaves his house she becomes the wife of another man。
《圣经》不禁止离婚，如果夫妻认为继续维持婚姻关系，双方都不会快乐，丈夫此时可以修妻。离婚后，妻子可以再嫁。本节经文并非鼓励离婚，而是说婚姻并非牢不可破，在婚姻与个人自由发生冲突时，应选择后者，充分表现了对人权的尊重。