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Matthew 19:7-9
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Matthew 19:7-9
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
7 They said to him, “Why then did Moses command one to give a certificate of divorce, and to put her away?” 8 He said to them, “For your hardness of heart Moses allowed you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it was not so. 9 And I say to you: whoever divorces his wife, except for unchastity,[a] and marries another, commits adultery; and he who marries a divorced woman, commits adultery.”[b][c]
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- Matthew 19:9 Other ancient authorities, after unchastity, read makes her commit adultery
- Matthew 19:9 Other ancient authorities omit and he who marries a divorced woman, commits adultery
- 19.9 This appears to refer to the case in Mt 5.32, though the Greek word for “except” is different.
Matthew 19:7-9
New King James Version
Matthew 19:7-9
New King James Version
7 They said to Him, (A)“Why then did Moses command to give a certificate of divorce, and to put her away?”
8 He said to them, “Moses, because of the (B)hardness of your hearts, permitted you to divorce your (C)wives, but from the beginning it was not so. 9 (D)And I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for [a]sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery; and whoever marries her who is divorced commits adultery.”
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- Matthew 19:9 Or fornication
Matthew 19:7-9
New International Version
Matthew 19:7-9
New International Version
7 “Why then,” they asked, “did Moses command that a man give his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away?”(A)
8 Jesus replied, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because your hearts were hard. But it was not this way from the beginning. 9 I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery.”(B)
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