Matthew 5:32
Contemporary English Version
32 (A) But I tell you not to divorce your wife unless she has committed some terrible sexual sin.[a] If you divorce her, you will cause her to be unfaithful, just as any man who marries her is guilty of taking another man's wife.
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- 5.32 some terrible sexual sin: This probably refers to the laws about the wrong kinds of marriages that are forbidden in Leviticus 18.6-18 or to some serious sexual sin.
Matthew 5:32
New International Version
32 But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, makes her the victim of adultery, and anyone who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.(A)
Matthew 19:9
Contemporary English Version
9 (A) I say if your wife has not committed some terrible sexual sin,[a] you must not divorce her to marry someone else. If you do, you are unfaithful.”
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- 19.9 some terrible sexual sin: See the note at 5.32.
Matthew 19:9
New International Version
9 I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery.”(A)
Mark 10:11
Contemporary English Version
11 (A) He told them, “A man who divorces his wife and marries someone else is unfaithful to his wife.
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Mark 10:11
New International Version
11 He answered, “Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her.(A)
Mark 10:12
Contemporary English Version
12 A woman who divorces her husband[a] and marries again is also unfaithful.”
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- 10.12 A woman who divorces her husband: Roman law let a woman divorce her husband, but Jewish law did not let a woman do this.
Mark 10:12
New International Version
12 And if she divorces her husband and marries another man, she commits adultery.”(A)
Luke 16:18
Contemporary English Version
18 (A) It is a terrible sin[a] for a man to divorce his wife and marry another woman. It is also a terrible sin for a man to marry a divorced woman.
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- 16.18 a terrible sin: The Greek text uses a word that means the sin of being unfaithful in marriage.
Luke 16:18
New International Version
18 “Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and the man who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.(A)
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