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Matthew 19:9

World English Bible

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.”

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Matthew 19:9 in other translations

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.

Matthew 19:9 · American Standard Version

Matthew 19:9 in context

  1. 7They asked him, “Why then did Moses command us to give her a certificate of divorce, and divorce her?”
  2. 8He said to them, “Moses, because of the hardness of your hearts, allowed you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it has not been so.
  3. 9I 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.”
  4. 10His disciples said to him, “If this is the case of the man with his wife, it is not expedient to marry.”
  5. 11But he said to them, “Not all men can receive this saying, but those to whom it is given.