Luke 16:18
Every one who looseth his wife, and taketh another, committeth adultery; and every one who taketh the dismissed, committeth adultery.
The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge
In The King James Version
In Context
17But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than one letter from the law to pass away.
Cross References
Matthew 5:31It hath been said, that he who looseth his wife should give her a writing of divorcement.
Mark 10:11And he said to them, Every one who shall send away his wife, and take another, adulterizeth.
1 Corinthians 7:10But those who have wives I command, yet not I, but my Lord, that the wife from her husband separate not.
Matthew Henry on Luke 16:2-19
The Unjust Steward. 1 And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods. 2 And he called him, and said unto him, How is it that I hear this of thee? give an account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be no longer steward. 3 Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord taketh away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed. 4 I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of… Read the whole commentary →