Matthew 5:31-32
King James Version
31 It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:
32 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.
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Matthew 5:31-32
English Standard Version
Divorce
31 (A)“It was also said, (B)‘Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce.’ 32 (C)But I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except on the ground of sexual immorality, makes her commit adultery, and (D)whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
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Matthew 5:31-32
Christian Standard Bible
Divorce Practices Censured
31 “It was also said, Whoever divorces(A) his wife must give her a written notice of divorce.[a](B) 32 But I tell you, everyone who divorces his wife, except in a case of sexual immorality, causes her to commit adultery. And whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.(C)
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- 5:31 Dt 24:1
Matthew 5:31-32
New American Standard Bible 1995
31 “It was said, ‘(A)Whoever sends his wife away, let him give her a certificate of divorce’; 32 (B)but I say to you that everyone who [a]divorces his wife, except for the reason of unchastity, makes her commit adultery; and whoever marries a [b]divorced woman commits adultery.
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- Matthew 5:32 Or sends away
- Matthew 5:32 Or sent away
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