Matthew 19:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery.”
Matthew 19:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Matthew 19:9 in 6 Bible Translations
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Matthew 19:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“I tell you that whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery; and he who marries her when she is divorced commits adultery.””
Matthew 19:9 — World English Bible
Matthew 19:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and he that marrieth her when she is put away committeth adultery. ”
Matthew 19:9 — American Standard Version
Matthew 19:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`And I say to you, that, whoever may put away his wife, if not for whoredom, and may marry another, doth commit adultery; and he who did marry her that hath been put away, doth commit adultery.'”
Matthew 19:9 — Young's Literal Translation
Matthew 19:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“But I say unto you, that whosoever shall put away his wife, not for fornication, and shall marry another, commits adultery; and he who marries one put away commits adultery. ”
Matthew 19:9 — Darby Translation
Matthew 19:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“I say therefore vnto you, that whosoeuer shall put away his wife, except it be for whoredome, and marry another, committeth adulterie: and whosoeuer marieth her which is diuorced, doeth commit adulterie.”
Matthew 19:9 — Geneva Bible
Matthew 19:9 in Context — Matthew 19
7 They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away?
8 He saith unto them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so.
9 And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery.
10 His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with his wife, it is not good to marry.
11 But he said unto them, All men cannot receive this saying, save they to whom it is given.
What Does Matthew 19:9 Mean?
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