There are many confused and conflicting ideas in our day about the biblical teaching on marriage and divorce. Some feel marriage is personal, and one can decide as one wishes. There are others who feel under no circumstances is divorce allowed. But what did Jesus say?
今天，许多人对于圣经有关婚姻和离婚的教导还存在着许多困惑和矛盾。有些人认为婚姻是个人的，可以随心所欲。又有人却认为无论在任何情况下都不可离婚。但耶稣是怎么说的？
- Divorce is not allowed 离婚是不被允许的
Marriage is not man’s invention. It was instituted by God before the Fall, so it is good and holy (Gen 1:31; Heb 13:4). Jesus said what God has joined together; let no man separate (Matt 19:6). God said He hates divorce (Mal 2:16).
婚姻并不是人的发明。它是神在人堕落前所创制的，因此婚姻是美好、圣洁的（创1:31；希13:4）。耶稣说，神配合的，人不可分开（太19:6）。神说他厌恶离婚（玛2:16）。
- Divorce is allowed under any circumstance 离婚在任何情况下是被允许的 (5:31)
There are others who think that marriage is a contract between two persons. They can be divorced so long both agree and file the necessary paperwork. This is erroneous interpretation of Deut 24:1–4 by the Pharisees was used to justify their idea of divorce. They misrepresented the passage to their convenience, saying a man could divorce his wife so long she was given written notice (Matt. 19:7).
又有人认为婚姻是两个人之间的“合同”；只要双方同意并提交所需的文件，他们便可以离婚。这是法利赛人为了使离婚合法化而提出的错误解释。他们为了方便自己便扭曲申命记24:1-4的经文，所以提出只要向自己的妻子发出书面通知，便能与她离婚（马19:7）。
- Divorce is allowed only under one condition 离婚只在一种情况下是允许的 (5:32)
Jesus said divorce can only happen on the ground of sexual immorality (Matt 5:32). In the OT, Israel was found to be unfaithful and the LORD divorced her (Jer 3:8). Divorce is allowed only on the ground of adultery. This is to protect the innocent spouse when the other party is unrepentant and continues to sin.
耶稣说唯有犯下奸淫的罪，人才可以离婚（太5:32）。在旧约里，耶和华因以色列的不忠，给她休休书（耶3:8）。因此唯有在对方犯下奸淫的罪，离婚才被允许。当配偶一再继续犯罪，不肯悔改，神用此来怜悯无辜的配偶。
Praying the Scripture 用经文祷告
- Marriage is a blessing from the Lord. After creating Adam and Eve, God “blessed them” and said, “Be fruitful and multiply” (Gen 1:28). Are you a blessing to your spouse? Pray to God that you will be a blessing to them.
婚姻是主的祝福。神在创造亚当和夏娃后就 “赐福”给他们说：“要生养众多”（创1:28）。你是你配偶的福分吗？向神祷告，叫你能成为你配偶和家人的祝福。
- When man sinned, marriage was broken. Adam immediately blamed Eve (Gen. 3:12). Sin not only separates us from God, it also separates us from one another. Pray that you keep yourself from sin otherwise it will destroy not only you, but your family.
当人犯了罪，婚姻就破裂了。在创世记3:12中，亚当立即将罪归咎在夏娃身上。罪不仅使人与神隔绝，也使人与人隔绝。祷告神，求神保守我们远离罪恶，否则罪不仅会毁灭我们，也会毁灭我们的家人。
- In the NT, marriage was supposed to reflect the relationship between Christ and the church (Eph. 5:22-32). Is your marriage reflecting the redemptive aspect of our salvation? Pray that your marriage will draw people to Christ in salvation.
