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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Divorce Practices Censured

31 “It was also said, Whoever divorces(A) his wife must give her a written notice of divorce.(B)[a] 32 But I tell you, everyone who divorces his wife, except in a case of sexual immorality,[b] causes her to commit adultery. And whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 5:31 Dt 24:1
  2. Matthew 5:32 Gk porneia = fornication, or possibly a violation of Jewish marriage laws