Permitted under some circumstances because of the hardness of the people's hearts, but as explained by Jesus, "from the beginning it was not so" (Matt. 19: 3-12). Regulation concerning divorce under the law of Moses is found in Lev. 21: 14; Deut. 22: 19, 29; Deut. 24: 1-4. In the N.T. there are instructions relating to divorce in Matt. 5: 31-32; Matt. 19: 3-12; Mark 10: 2-12; Luke 16: 18; 1 Cor. 7: 10-17.