Luke 16:18
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18 “Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery, and whoever marries a woman divorced from her husband commits adultery.(A)
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Matthew 19:9
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9 And I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another commits adultery, and he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.”[a](A)
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- 19.9 Other ancient authorities lack and he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery
Mark 10:11-12
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11 He said to them, “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her,(A) 12 and if she divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery.”
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Matthew 5:31-32
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Concerning Divorce
31 “It was also said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce.’(A) 32 But I say to you that anyone who divorces his wife, except on the ground of sexual immorality, causes her to commit adultery, and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
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1 Corinthians 7:10-12
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10 To the married I give this command—not I but the Lord—that the wife should not separate from her husband(A) 11 (but if she does separate, let her remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband) and that the husband should not divorce his wife.
12 To the rest I say—I and not the Lord—that if any brother has a wife who is an unbeliever and she consents to live with him, he should not divorce her.(B)
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1 Corinthians 7:4
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4 For the wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does; likewise, the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does.
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