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Matthew 5:31-32
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Matthew 5:31-32
Holman Christian Standard Bible
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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- Matthew 5:31 Dt 24:1
- Matthew 5:32 Gk porneia = fornication, or possibly a violation of Jewish marriage laws
Matthew 5:31-32
Common English Bible
Matthew 5:31-32
Common English Bible
Law of divorce
31 “It was said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife must give her a divorce certificate.’[a] 32 But I say to you that whoever divorces his wife except for sexual unfaithfulness forces her to commit adultery. And whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
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