Matthew 19:9

7 They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away?

8 He 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.

And 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.

10 His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with his wife, it is not good to marry.

11 But he said unto them, All men cannot receive this saying, save they to whom it is given.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Now I tell you that whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman, commits adultery.”
KJV
And 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.
WEB
I tell you that whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery; and he who marries her when she is divorced commits adultery.”
ASV
And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and he that marrieth her when she is put away committeth adultery.
DARBY
But I say unto you, that whosoever shall put away his wife, not for fornication, and shall marry another, commits adultery; and he who marries one put away commits adultery.
BLB
And I say to you⁺ that whoever shall send away his wife, except for sexual immorality, and shall marry another, he commits adultery.”
ÅB
Men jeg sier dere at den som skiller seg fra sin kone, om det ikke er på grunn av seksuell umoral, og gifter seg med en annen, han er skyldig i hor»
OTB
Jeg sier dere, enhver som skiller seg fra sin kone, unntatt for utroskap, og gifter seg med en annen, begår ekteskapsbrudd.»
B1930
Men jeg sier eder at den som skiller sig fra sin hustru, uten for hors skyld, og gifter sig med en annen, han driver hor, og den som gifter sig med en fraskilt kvinne, han driver hor.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 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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  • 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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  • 1 Corinthians 7:39

    The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.

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  • 1 Corinthians 7:10–13

    And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband:

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  • Mark 10:11–12

    And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her.

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  • Romans 7:2–3

    For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to her husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of her husband.

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  • Genesis 12:18–19

    And Pharaoh called Abram, and said, What is this that thou hast done unto me? why didst thou not tell me that she was thy wife?

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  • Jeremiah 3:8

    And I saw, when for all the causes whereby backsliding Israel committed adultery I had put her away, and given her a bill of divorce; yet her treacherous sister Judah feared not, but went and played the harlot also.

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