Luke 16:18
Whoever putteth away his wife, and taketh another, committeth adultery; and whoever taketh her that is put away, committeth adultery.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
In Context
17And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away, than for one letter to pass from the law.
Cross References
Matthew 5:31It hath been said, That if a man will put away his wife, he must give her a writing of divorcement.
Mark 10:11And he said to them: Whoever shall divorce his wife, and take another, committeth adultery.
1 Corinthians 7:10And on them who have wives, I enjoin,-not I, but my Lord,-that the woman separate not from her husband.
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 →