KJV King James Version
But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.
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Matthew 5:32
But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, brings adultery upon her. And he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
WEB World English Bible
but I tell you that whoever puts away his wife, except for the cause of sexual immorality, makes her an adulteress; and whoever marries her when she is put away commits adultery.
ASV American Standard Version
but I say unto you, that every one that putteth away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, maketh her an adulteress: and whosoever shall marry her when she is put away committeth adultery.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
but I—I say to you, that whoever may put away his wife, save for the matter of whoredom, doth make her to commit adultery; and whoever may marry her who hath been put away doth commit adultery.
Surrounding context — Matthew 5
29 And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast [it] from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not [that] thy whole body should be cast into hell.
30 And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast [it] from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not [that] thy whole body should be cast into hell.
31 It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:
32 But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.
33 Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths:
34 But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God’s throne:
35 Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King.
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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ἐγὼG1473 · egōI/weδὲG1161 · dethenλέγωG3004 · legōto sayὑμῖνG4771 · suyouὅτιG3754 · hotithat/since: thatπᾶςG3956 · pasallὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀπολύωνG630 · apoluōto release: releaseτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoγυναῖκαG1135 · gunēwomanαὐτοῦG846 · autosit/s/heπαρεκτὸςG3924 · parektosexceptλόγουG3056 · logoswordπορνείαςG4202 · porneiasexual sinποιεῖG4160 · poieōto do/make: doαὐτὴνG846 · autosit/s/heμοιχευθῆναι·G3431 · moicheuōto commit adulteryκαὶG2532 · kaiandὃςG3739 · hos, hēwhichἐὰνG1437 · eanifἀπολελυμένηνG620 · apoleipōto leaveγαμήσῃ,G1060 · gameōto marryμοιχᾶται.¶G3429 · moichaōto commit adultery
Cross-references
Romans 7:3So then if, while [her] husband liveth, she be married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if her husband be dead, she is free from that law; so that she is no adulteress, though she be married to another man.Luke 16:18Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and whosoever marrieth her that is put away from [her] husband committeth adultery.1 Corinthians 7:10-11And unto the married I command, [yet] not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from [her] husband: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.Matthew 19:8-9He saith unto them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so.Mark 10:5-12And Jesus answered and said unto them, For the hardness of your heart he wrote you this precept.Malachi 2:14-16Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because the LORD hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously: yet [is] she thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant.Matthew 5:28But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.Luke 9:35And there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.Luke 9:30And, behold, there talked with him two men, which were Moses and Elias:
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