Matthew 5:32

But I say to you, that every man that leaveth his wife, except (for) [the] cause of fornication, maketh her to do lechery (or maketh her to do adultery), and he that weddeth the forsaken wife, doeth adultery.

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

In The King James Version

But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.

In Context

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).

33Again ye have heard, that it was said to old men (or that it was said to men of old), Thou shalt not forswear, but thou shalt yield thine oaths to the Lord.

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Cross References

Malachi 2:14And ye said, For what cause? For the Lord witnessed betwixt thee and the wife of thy puberty, that is, (of the) time of (thy) marriage, whom thou despisedest, and this is thy fellow, and the wife of thy covenant of peace. (And ye said, For what reason? Because the Lord hath witnessed what is between thee and the wife of thy youth, she whom thou hast despised, even though she is thy partner, or thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant of peace, or to whom thou hast pledged thy troth, or hast promised to be faithful.)

Matthew 19:8And he said to them, For Moses, for the hardness of your heart (s), suffered you to leave your wives, (or It was because of the hardness of your hearts, that Moses allowed you to leave your wives); but from the beginning it was not so.

Luke 9:30And lo! two men spake with him, and Moses and Elias (And behold! two men spoke with him, yea, Moses and Elijah)

Luke 16:18Every 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).

1 Corinthians 7:4The woman hath not power of her body, but the husband; and the husband hath not power of his body, but the woman [or but the wife]. (The woman hath not power over her body, but the husband; and the husband hath not power over his 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 →

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