Matthew 5:32
But I say unto you, that whosoever looseth his wife, except on account of fornication, maketh her to commit adultery; and whosoever taketh her who is sent away, committeth adultery.
The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge
In The King James Version
In Context
31It hath been said, that he who looseth his wife should give her a writing of divorcement.
Cross References
Matthew 19:8He said to them, Musha, on account of the hardness of your heart, permitted you to send away your wives; but from the beginning it was not so.
Luke 9:30And, behold, two men talked with him, who were Musha and Elia,
Luke 16:18Every one who looseth his wife, and taketh another, committeth adultery; and every one who taketh the dismissed, committeth adultery.
1 Corinthians 7:4so also the wife to her husband. For the wife hath not authority over her body, but the husband; so also the man hath not authority over his body, but his wife.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 5:28-33
The Sermon on the Mount. 27 Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery: 28 But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart. 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… Read the whole commentary →