Matthew 19:9

And I say to you, Whoever shall divorce his wife, except for unchastity, and shall marry another, commits adultery.

Revised King James New Testament

In The King James Version

And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery.

In Context

8He said to them, Because of the hardness of your hearts Moses allowed you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so.

10His disciples said to him, If this is the case of a man with his wife, it is good not to marry.

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Cross References

Mark 10:11And he said to them, Whoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, commits adultery against her.

Romans 7:2For the woman who has a husband is bound by the law to her husband as long as he lives; but if the husband dies, she is released from the law concerning her husband.

Matthew Henry on Matthew 19:4-13

The Law of Divorce. 3 The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause? 4 And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female, 5 And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh? 6 Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put… Read the whole commentary →

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