Matthew 5:32-34

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

³²But I say to you that every one who divorces his wife, except on the ground of unchastity,^[a] makes her an adulteress; and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

Concerning Oaths

³³“Again you have heard that it was said to the men of old, ‘You shall not swear falsely, but shall perform to the Lord what you have sworn.’ ³⁴But I say to you, Do not swear at all, either by heaven, for it is the throne of God,

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Footnotes

5.32 unchastity: The Greek word used here appears to refer to marriages that were not legally marriages because they were either within the forbidden degrees of consanguinity (Lev 18.6-16) or contracted with a Gentile. The phrase except on the ground of unchastity does not occur in the parallel passage in Lk 16.18. See also Mt 19.9 (Mk 10.11-12), and especially 1 Cor 7.10-11 which shows that the prohibition is unconditional.

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