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Matthew 5:32-34
English Standard Version
Matthew 5:32-34
English Standard Version
32 (A)But I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except on the ground of sexual immorality, makes her commit adultery, and (B)whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
Oaths
33 “Again (C)you have heard that it was said to those of old, (D)‘You shall not swear falsely, but (E)shall perform to the Lord what you have sworn.’ 34 But I say to you, (F)Do not take an oath at all, either by heaven, for (G)it is the throne of God,
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Matthew 5:32-34
New International Version
Matthew 5:32-34
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)
Oaths
33 “Again, you have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘Do not break your oath,(B) but fulfill to the Lord the vows you have made.’(C) 34 But I tell you, do not swear an oath at all:(D) either by heaven, for it is God’s throne;(E)
Matthew 5:32-34
New English Translation
Matthew 5:32-34
New English Translation
32 But I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except for immorality,[a] makes her commit adultery, and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
Oaths
33 “Again, you have heard that it was said to an older generation,[b] ‘Do not break an oath, but fulfill your vows to the Lord.’[c] 34 But I say to you, do not take oaths at all—not by heaven, because it is the throne of God,
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- Matthew 5:32 sn The phrase except for immorality (often referred to as the “exception clause”) has been the subject of much debate. One of the best and most comprehensive recent studies which pays particular attention to historical background material, especially Jewish material, is that of D. Instone-Brewer, Divorce and Remarriage in the Bible: The Social and Literary Context (Eerdmans, 2002).
- Matthew 5:33 tn Grk “the ancient ones.”
- Matthew 5:33 sn A quotation from Lev 19:12.
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