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Matthew 19:9

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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.

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Matthew 19:9 in other translations

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.”

Matthew 19:9 · World English Bible

Matthew 19:9 in context

  1. 7They say unto him, Why then did Moses command to give a bill of divorcement, and to put her away?
  2. 8He saith unto them, Moses for your hardness of heart suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it hath not been so.
  3. 9And 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.
  4. 10The disciples say unto him, If the case of the man is so with his wife, it is not expedient to marry.
  5. 11But he said unto them, Not all men can receive this saying, but they to whom it is given.