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 Pourquoi donc, lui dirent-ils, Moïse a-t-il prescrit de donner à la femme une lettre de divorce et de la répudier?

8 Il leur répondit: C’est à cause de la dureté de votre cœur que Moïse vous a permis de répudier vos femmes; au commencement, il n’en était pas ainsi.

9 Mais je vous dis que celui qui répudie sa femme, sauf pour infidélité, et qui en épouse une autre, commet un adultère.

10 Ses disciples lui dirent: Si telle est la condition de l’homme à l’égard de la femme, il n’est pas avantageux de se marier.

11 Il leur répondit: Tous ne comprennent pas cette parole, mais seulement ceux à qui cela est donné.

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What Does Matthew 19:9 Mean?

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