Luke 16:18
Every man that forsaketh his wife, and weddeth another, doeth lechery [or doeth adultery]; and he that weddeth the wife forsaken of the husband, doeth adultery, (or and he who weddeth the wife left by her husband, doeth adultery).
Wycliffe Modern Spelling
In The King James Version
In Context
19There was a rich man, and (he) was clothed in purple, and white silk, and ate every day shiningly.
Cross References
Matthew 5:31And it hath been said, Whoever leaveth his wife, give he to her a libel [or a little book] of forsaking, (or give her a bill of divorce, or a notice of his leaving).
Mark 10:11And he said to them, Whoever leaveth his wife, and weddeth another, he doeth adultery on her.
1 Corinthians 7:10But to them that be joined in matrimony, I command, not I, but the Lord, that the wife depart not from the 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 →