KJV King James Version
Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and whosoever marrieth her that is put away from [her] husband committeth adultery.
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Luke 16:18
Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and whosoever marrieth her that is put away from [her] husband committeth adultery.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
WEB World English Bible
Everyone who divorces his wife, and marries another, commits adultery. He who marries one who is divorced from a husband commits adultery.
ASV American Standard Version
Every one that putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and he that marrieth one that is put away from a husband committeth adultery.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘Every one who is sending away his wife, and marrying another, doth commit adultery; and every one who is marrying her sent away from a husband doth commit adultery.
Surrounding context — Luke 16
15 And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.
16 The law and the prophets [were] until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it.
17 And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail.
18 Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and whosoever marrieth her that is put away from [her] husband committeth adultery.
19 There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:
20 And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores,
21 And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man’s table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ΠᾶςG3956 · pasallὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀπολύωνG630 · apoluōto release: releaseτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoγυναῖκαG1135 · gunēwomanαὐτοῦG846 · autosit/s/heκαὶG2532 · kaiandγαμῶνG1060 · gameōto marryἑτέρανG2087 · heterosotherμοιχεύει,G3431 · moicheuōto commit adulteryκαὶG2532 · kaiandὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀπολελυμένηνG620 · apoleipōto leaveἀπὸG575 · apoaway fromἀνδρὸςG435 · anērmanγαμῶνG1060 · gameōto marryμοιχεύει.¶G3431 · moicheuōto commit adultery
Cross-references
Matthew 19:9And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except [it be] for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery.Mark 10:11-12And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her.Matthew 5:31-32It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:1 Corinthians 7:4The wife hath not power of her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband hath not power of his own body, but the wife.1 Corinthians 7:10-12And unto the married I command, [yet] not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from [her] husband:
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