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 Eles lhe disseram: Por que, pois, Moisés mandou [lhe] dar carta de separação, e divorciar-se dela?

8 [Jesus] lhes disse: Por causa da dureza dos vossos corações Moisés vos permitiu divorciardes de vossas mulheres; mas no princípio não foi assim.

9 Porém eu vos digo que qualquer um que se divorciar de sua mulher, a não ser por causa de pecado sexual, e se casar com outra, adultera; e o que se casar com a divorciada [também] adultera.

10 Os seus discípulos lhe disseram: Se assim é a condição do homem com a mulher, não convém se casar.

11 Porém ele lhes disse: Nem todos recebem esta palavra, a não ser aqueles a quem é dado;

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What Does Matthew 19:9 Mean?

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