Matthew 5:32
But I say unto you, that every one sending away his wife, except on account of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever may marry her who has been cast off commits adultery.
1902 William Baxter Godbey NT
In The King James Version
In Context
31And it was said, Whosoever may send away his wife, let him give her a divorcement.
Cross References
Matthew 19:8He says to them, Moses 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 were talking with Him, who were Moses and Elijah:
Luke 16:18Every one sending away his wife, and marrying another, commits adultery; and the one marrying her who has been sent away by her husband commits adultery.
1 Corinthians 7:4The wife has not the authority over her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband has not the authority over his own body, but the 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 →