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And anyone who marries a divorced woman also commits adultery. <a href="/esv/matthew/5.htm">English Standard Version</a> But I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except on the ground of sexual immorality, makes her commit adultery, and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery. <a href="/bsb/matthew/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, brings adultery upon her. And he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery. <a href="/blb/matthew/5.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> But I say to you that everyone divorcing his wife, except on account of sexual immorality, causes her to commit adultery. And whoever shall marry her who has been divorced commits adultery. <a href="/kjv/matthew/5.htm">King James Bible</a> But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery. <a href="/nkjv/matthew/5.htm">New King James Version</a> But I say to you that whoever divorces his wife for any reason except sexual immorality causes her to commit adultery; and whoever marries a woman who is divorced commits adultery. <a href="/nasb_/matthew/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> but I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except for the reason of sexual immorality, makes her commit adultery; and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery. <a href="/nasb/matthew/5.htm">NASB 1995</a> but I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except for the reason of unchastity, makes her commit adultery; and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery. <a href="/nasb77/matthew/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a> but I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except for the cause of unchastity, makes her commit adultery; and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery. <a href="/lsb/matthew/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> but I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except for the reason of sexual immorality, makes her commit adultery; and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery. <a href="/amp/matthew/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a> but I say to you that whoever divorces his wife, except on grounds of sexual immorality, causes her to commit adultery; and whoever marries a woman who has been divorced commits adultery. <a href="/csb/matthew/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> But I tell you, everyone who divorces his wife, except in a case of sexual immorality, causes her to commit adultery. And whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery. <a href="/hcsb/matthew/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> But I tell you, everyone who divorces his wife, except in a case of sexual immorality, causes her to commit adultery. And whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery. <a href="/asv/matthew/5.htm">American Standard Version</a> but I say unto you, that every one that putteth away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, maketh her an adulteress: and whosoever shall marry her when she is put away committeth adultery. <a href="/cev/matthew/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> But I tell you not to divorce your wife unless she has committed some terrible sexual sin. If you divorce her, you will cause her to be unfaithful, just as any man who marries her is guilty of taking another man's wife. <a href="/erv/matthew/5.htm">English Revised Version</a> but I say unto you, that every one that putteth away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, maketh her an adulteress: and whosoever shall marry her when she is put away committeth adultery. <a href="/gwt/matthew/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> But I can guarantee that any man who divorces his wife for any reason other than unfaithfulness makes her look as though she has committed adultery. Whoever marries a woman divorced in this way makes himself look as though he has committed adultery. <a href="/gnt/matthew/5.htm">Good News Translation</a> But now I tell you: if a man divorces his wife for any cause other than her unfaithfulness, then he is guilty of making her commit adultery if she marries again; and the man who marries her commits adultery also. <a href="/isv/matthew/5.htm">International Standard Version</a> But I say to you, any man who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, causes her to commit adultery, and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery." <a href="/msb/matthew/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> But I tell you that whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, brings adultery upon her. And he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery. <a href="/net/matthew/5.htm">NET Bible</a> But I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except for immorality, makes her commit adultery, and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery. <a href="/nheb/matthew/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> but I tell you that everyone who divorces his wife, except for the cause of sexual immorality, makes her an adulteress; and whoever marries her when she is divorced commits adultery. <a href="/wbt/matthew/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> But I say to you, That whoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of lewdness, causeth her to commit adultery: and whoever shall marry her that is divorced, committeth adultery. <a href="/wey/matthew/5.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> But I tell you that every man who puts away his wife except on the ground of unfaithfulness causes her to commit adultery, and whoever marries her when so divorced commits adultery. <a href="/web/matthew/5.htm">World English Bible</a> but I tell you that whoever puts away his wife, except for the cause of sexual immorality, makes her an adulteress; and whoever marries her when she is put away commits adultery. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/matthew/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> but I say to you that whoever may put away his wife, except for the matter of whoredom, makes her to commit adultery; and whoever may marry her who has been put away commits adultery. <a href="/blb/matthew/5.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> But I say to you that everyone divorcing his wife, except on account of sexual immorality, causes her to commit adultery. And whoever shall marry her who has been divorced commits adultery. <a href="/ylt/matthew/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> but I -- I say to you, that whoever may put away his wife, save for the matter of whoredom, doth make her to commit adultery; and whoever may marry her who hath been put away doth commit adultery. <a href="/slt/matthew/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> But I say to you, That whosoever shall let go his wife except for the reason of adultery, makes her to commit adultery; and whosoever should marry her having been loosed, commits adultery.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/matthew/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> But I say to you, that whosoever shall put away his wife, excepting for the cause of fornication, maketh her to commit adultery: and he that shall marry her that is put away, committeth adultery. <a href="/cpdv/matthew/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> But I say to you, that anyone who will have dismissed his wife, except in the case of fornication, causes her to commit adultery; and whoever will have married her who has been dismissed commits adultery. <a href="/nabre/matthew/5.htm">New American Bible</a> But I say to you, whoever divorces his wife (unless the marriage is unlawful) causes her to commit adultery, and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery. <a href="/nrsvce/matthew/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> But I say to you that anyone who divorces his wife, except on the ground of unchastity, causes her to commit adultery; and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/matthew/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> But I say to you, that whoever divorces his wife, except for fornication, causes her to commit adultery; and whoever marries a woman who is separated but not divorced, commits adultery. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/matthew/5.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> But I am saying to you that everyone who divorces his wife, apart from the report of fornication, he causes her to commit adultery, and whoever takes her who is divorced is committing adultery.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/matthew/5.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> But I say to you, Whoever shall put away his wife, unless on account of lewdness, causes her to commit adultery: and whoever marries her that is divorced, commits adultery. <a href="/godbey/matthew/5.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> <FR>But I say unto you, that every one sending away his wife, except on account of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever may marry her who has been cast off commits adultery.<Fr> <a href="/haweis/matthew/5.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> But I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except on account of whoredom, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is put away, committeth adultery.<CM> <a href="/mace/matthew/5.htm">Mace New Testament</a> but I say unto you, whoever shall put away his wife, except in the case of adultery, is the occasion of her being an adulteress, and he that shall marry her is an adulterer. <a href="/wey/matthew/5.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> But I tell you that every man who puts away his wife except on the ground of unfaithfulness causes her to commit adultery, and whoever marries her when so divorced commits adultery. <a href="/worrell/matthew/5.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> <FR>but I say to you, that every one who puts away his wife, except on account of fornication, makes her commit adultery: and whosoever marries her when put away commits adultery.<Fr> <a href="/worsley/matthew/5.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> <FR>but I say unto you, that whosoever shall put away his wife, except on account of whoredom, tempteth her to commit adultery; and if any <Fr>man<FR> marry her that is divorced, he committeth adultery.<Fr> <a href="/parallel/matthew/5-32.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hriiyJYqzvc?start=1087" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/matthew/5.htm">Divorce</a> 31It has also been said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.’ 32<a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc.">But</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: egō (PPro-N1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">I</a> <a href="/greek/3004.htm" title="3004: legō (V-PIA-1S) -- (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. ">tell</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymin (PPro-D2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">you</a> <a href="/greek/3754.htm" title="3754: hoti (Conj) -- Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.">that</a> <a href="/greek/3956.htm" title="3956: pas (Adj-NMS) -- All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.">anyone</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/630.htm" title="630: apolyōn (V-PPA-NMS) -- From apo and luo; to free fully, i.e. relieve, release, dismiss, or let die, pardon or divorce.">who divorces</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēn (Art-AFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autou (PPro-GM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">his</a> <a href="/greek/1135.htm" title="1135: gynaika (N-AFS) -- A woman, wife, my lady. Probably from the base of ginomai; a woman; specially, a wife.">wife,</a> <a href="/greek/3924.htm" title="3924: parektos (Prep) -- From para and ektos; near outside, i.e. Besides.">except</a> <a href="/greek/3056.htm" title="3056: logou (N-GMS) -- From lego; something said; by implication, a topic, also reasoning or motive; by extension, a computation; specially, the Divine Expression.">for</a> <a href="/greek/4202.htm" title="4202: porneias (N-GFS) -- Fornication, whoredom; met: idolatry. From porneuo; harlotry; figuratively, idolatry.">sexual immorality,</a> <a href="/greek/4160.htm" title="4160: poiei (V-PIA-3S) -- (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.">brings</a> <a href="/greek/3431.htm" title="3431: moicheuthēnai (V-ANP) -- To commit adultery (of a man with a married woman, but also of a married man). From moichos; to commit adultery.">adultery</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autēn (PPro-AF3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">upon her.</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">And</a> <a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739: hos (RelPro-NMS) -- Who, which, what, that. ">he who</a> <a href="/greek/1437.htm" title="1437: ean (Conj) -- If. From ei and an; a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc."></a> <a href="/greek/1060.htm" title="1060: gamēsē (V-ASA-3S) -- To marry, used of either sex. From gamos; to wed.">marries</a> <a href="/greek/630.htm" title="630: apolelymenēn (V-RPM/P-AFS) -- From apo and luo; to free fully, i.e. relieve, release, dismiss, or let die, pardon or divorce.">a divorced woman</a> <a href="/greek/3429.htm" title="3429: moichatai (V-PIM/P-3S) -- To commit adultery, not only of a married woman but of a married man. From moichos; to commit adultery.">commits adultery.</a> 33Again, you have heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘Do not break your oath, but fulfill your vows to the Lord.’…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/matthew/19-9.htm">Matthew 19:9</a> Now I tell you that whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery.” <a href="/mark/10-11.htm">Mark 10:11-12</a> So He told them, “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her. / And if a woman divorces her husband and marries another man, she commits adultery.” <a href="/luke/16-18.htm">Luke 16:18</a> Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery. <a href="/1_corinthians/7-10.htm">1 Corinthians 7:10-11</a> To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband. / But if she does, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife. <a href="/1_corinthians/7-39.htm">1 Corinthians 7:39</a> A wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she wishes, as long as he belongs to the Lord. <a href="/romans/7-2.htm">Romans 7:2-3</a> For instance, a married woman is bound by law to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is released from the law of marriage. / So then, if she is joined to another man while her husband is still alive, she is called an adulteress; but if her husband dies, she is free from that law and is not an adulteress if she marries another man. <a href="/deuteronomy/24-1.htm">Deuteronomy 24:1-4</a> If a man marries a woman, but she becomes displeasing to him because he finds some indecency in her, he may write her a certificate of divorce, hand it to her, and send her away from his house. / If, after leaving his house, she goes and becomes another man’s wife, / and the second man hates her, writes her a certificate of divorce, hands it to her, and sends her away from his house, or if he dies, ... <a href="/malachi/2-14.htm">Malachi 2:14-16</a> Yet you ask, “Why?” It is because the LORD has been a witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have broken faith, though she is your companion and your wife by covenant. / Has not the LORD made them one, having a portion of the Spirit? And why one? Because He seeks godly offspring. So guard yourselves in your spirit and do not break faith with the wife of your youth. / “For I hate divorce,” says the LORD, the God of Israel. “He who divorces his wife covers his garment with violence,” says the LORD of Hosts. So guard yourselves in your spirit and do not break faith. <a href="/genesis/2-24.htm">Genesis 2:24</a> For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh. <a href="/exodus/20-14.htm">Exodus 20:14</a> You shall not commit adultery. <a href="/leviticus/20-10.htm">Leviticus 20:10</a> If a man commits adultery with another man’s wife—with the wife of his neighbor—both the adulterer and the adulteress must surely be put to death. <a href="/jeremiah/3-1.htm">Jeremiah 3:1</a> “If a man divorces his wife and she leaves him to marry another, can he ever return to her? Would not such a land be completely defiled? But you have played the harlot with many lovers—and you would return to Me?” declares the LORD. <a href="/hosea/2-2.htm">Hosea 2:2</a> Rebuke your mother, rebuke her, for she is not My wife, and I am not her husband. Let her remove the adultery from her face and the unfaithfulness from between her breasts. <a href="/proverbs/6-32.htm">Proverbs 6:32</a> He who commits adultery lacks judgment; whoever does so destroys himself. <a href="/1_corinthians/6-9.htm">1 Corinthians 6:9-10</a> Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts, / nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>But I say to you, That whoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causes her to commit adultery: and whoever shall marry her that is divorced commits adultery.I say.<a href="/matthew/5-28.htm">Matthew 5:28</a> But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.<a href="/luke/9-30.htm">Luke 9:30,35</a> And, behold, there talked with him two men, which were Moses and Elias: … whosoever.<a href="/matthew/19-8.htm">Matthew 19:8,9</a> 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… <a href="/malachi/2-14.htm">Malachi 2:14-16</a> Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because the LORD hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously: yet is she thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant… <a href="/mark/10-5.htm">Mark 10:5-12</a> And Jesus answered and said unto them, For the hardness of your heart he wrote you this precept… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/hosea/3-1.htm">Adulteress</a> <a href="/matthew/5-28.htm">Adultery</a> <a href="/matthew/5-30.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/matthew/5-30.htm">Causes</a> <a href="/matthew/5-30.htm">Causeth</a> <a href="/matthew/5-28.htm">Commit</a> <a href="/matthew/5-21.htm">Commits</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-18.htm">Committeth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-22.htm">Divorced</a> <a href="/matthew/5-31.htm">Divorces</a> <a href="/matthew/5-20.htm">Except</a> <a href="/malachi/2-6.htm">False.</a> <a href="/hosea/4-11.htm">Fornication</a> <a href="/malachi/3-11.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/matthew/1-19.htm">Husband</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-26.htm">Immorality</a> <a href="/zechariah/10-1.htm">Makes</a> <a href="/zechariah/10-3.htm">Maketh</a> <a href="/exodus/21-10.htm">Marital</a> <a href="/isaiah/62-5.htm">Marries</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-22.htm">Marry</a> <a href="/matthew/5-31.htm">Puts</a> <a href="/micah/3-5.htm">Putteth</a> <a href="/malachi/2-14.htm">Reason</a> <a href="/zechariah/8-7.htm">Saving</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-26.htm">Sexual</a> <a href="/hosea/2-4.htm">Unfaithfulness</a> <a href="/proverbs/31-10.htm">Virtue</a> <a href="/matthew/5-31.htm">Wife</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/romans/7-3.htm">Adulteress</a> <a href="/matthew/15-19.htm">Adultery</a> <a href="/matthew/5-45.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/matthew/5-45.htm">Causes</a> <a href="/matthew/18-8.htm">Causeth</a> <a href="/matthew/13-41.htm">Commit</a> <a href="/matthew/19-9.htm">Commits</a> <a href="/matthew/19-9.htm">Committeth</a> <a href="/matthew/19-9.htm">Divorced</a> <a href="/matthew/19-9.htm">Divorces</a> <a href="/matthew/11-27.htm">Except</a> <a href="/matthew/5-33.htm">False.</a> <a href="/matthew/15-19.htm">Fornication</a> <a href="/matthew/9-36.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/matthew/19-7.htm">Husband</a> <a href="/matthew/19-9.htm">Immorality</a> <a href="/matthew/5-41.htm">Makes</a> <a href="/matthew/5-45.htm">Maketh</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/7-3.htm">Marital</a> <a href="/matthew/19-9.htm">Marries</a> <a href="/matthew/19-9.htm">Marry</a> <a href="/matthew/7-24.htm">Puts</a> <a href="/matthew/9-16.htm">Putteth</a> <a href="/matthew/6-25.htm">Reason</a> <a href="/luke/4-27.htm">Saving</a> <a href="/matthew/15-19.htm">Sexual</a> <a href="/matthew/19-9.htm">Unfaithfulness</a> <a href="/matthew/19-9.htm">Virtue</a> <a href="/matthew/14-3.htm">Wife</a><div class="vheading2">Matthew 5</div>1. <a href="/matthew/5-1.htm">Jesus' sermon on the mount:</a> 3. <a href="/matthew/5-3.htm">The Beattitudes;</a> 13. <a href="/matthew/5-13.htm">the salt of the earth;</a> 14. <a href="/matthew/5-14.htm">the light of the world.</a> 17. <a href="/matthew/5-17.htm">He came to fulfill the law.</a> 21. <a href="/matthew/5-21.htm">What it is to kill;</a> 27. <a href="/matthew/5-27.htm">to commit adultery;</a> 33. <a href="/matthew/5-33.htm">to swear.</a> 38. <a href="/matthew/5-38.htm">He exhorts to forgive wrong,</a> 43. <a href="/matthew/5-43.htm">to love our enemies;</a> 48. <a href="/matthew/5-48.htm">and to labor after perfection.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/5.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/matthew/5.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>But I tell you This phrase emphasizes the authority of Jesus' teaching. In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus often contrasts His teachings with traditional interpretations of the Law, indicating a deeper understanding and fulfillment of the Law. This authoritative statement reflects His role as the ultimate interpreter of God's will.that anyone who divorces his wife Divorce in the Jewish context was permitted under Mosaic Law (<a href="/deuteronomy/24.htm">Deuteronomy 24:1-4</a>), but it was often misused. The Pharisees debated the grounds for divorce, with some advocating for a more liberal interpretation. Jesus addresses this issue by focusing on the sanctity of marriage.except for sexual immorality The Greek term used here is "porneia," which encompasses various forms of sexual misconduct. This exception clause indicates that sexual immorality is a legitimate ground for divorce, aligning with the Jewish understanding of marital unfaithfulness as a serious breach of the marriage covenant.brings adultery upon her In the cultural context, a divorced woman often faced social stigma and economic hardship. By stating that divorce leads to adultery, Jesus underscores the seriousness of breaking the marriage bond. This reflects the high value placed on marital fidelity and the protection of women from unjust treatment.And he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery This statement highlights the ongoing implications of divorce and remarriage. It suggests that marriage is a lifelong covenant, and entering into a new marriage while the original spouse is still living constitutes adultery. This teaching aligns with other New Testament passages (e.g., <a href="/mark/10-11.htm">Mark 10:11-12</a>, <a href="/luke/16-18.htm">Luke 16:18</a>) that emphasize the permanence of marriage. Overall, this verse calls for a return to the original intent of marriage as a lifelong, faithful union, reflecting God's covenant relationship with His people.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a> The speaker of this verse, delivering the Sermon on the Mount, which is a foundational teaching of Christian ethics and morality. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_disciples_and_the_crowd.htm">The Disciples and the Crowd</a> The immediate audience of Jesus' teachings, representing both His close followers and the broader public. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_context_of_first-century_judea.htm">The Context of First-Century Judea</a> The cultural and religious backdrop where divorce was a debated issue, with varying interpretations of the Mosaic Law.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_sanctity_of_marriage.htm">The Sanctity of Marriage</a> Marriage is a sacred covenant designed by God, intended to be a lifelong union between a man and a woman. <a href="/topical/t/the_exception_clause.htm">The Exception Clause</a> Jesus acknowledges "sexual immorality" (Greek: "porneia") as a legitimate ground for divorce, emphasizing the seriousness of marital unfaithfulness. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_divorce.htm">The Consequences of Divorce</a> Divorce, outside of the exception given, leads to adultery, highlighting the moral and spiritual implications of breaking the marital bond. <a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_faithfulness.htm">The Call to Faithfulness</a> Believers are called to uphold the sanctity of marriage and strive for reconciliation and forgiveness, reflecting Christ's love and commitment. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_grace_and_redemption.htm">The Role of Grace and Redemption</a> While divorce is a serious matter, God's grace and redemption are available for those who have experienced brokenness in marriage, offering hope and restoration.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_matthew_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Matthew 5</a> <a href="/q/is_porn_called_a_sin_in_the_bible.htm">Is pornography explicitly labeled a sin in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_'porneia'_mean_in_the_bible.htm">What does "porneia" mean in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/where_can_the_holy_spirit_be_found.htm">What does 'porneia' mean in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/how_do_shammaite_and_hillelite_differ.htm">What distinguishes Shammaite and Hillelite perspectives?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/matthew/5.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(32) Saving for the cause of fornication.--The most generic term seems intentionally used to include ante-nuptial as well as post-nuptial sin, possibly, indeed, with reference to the former only, seeing that the strict letter of the Law of Moses made death the punishment of the latter, and so excluded the possibility of the adultery of a second marriage. The words causeth her to commit adultery imply that the "putting away" was legally a divorce a vinculo, leaving the wife, and a fortiori the husband, at liberty to marry again; for otherwise she could not have incurred the guilt of adultery by a second marriage: but it asserts that in such a case, when divorce was obtained on any other ground than the specific sin which violated the essence of the marriage contract, man's law (even that of Moses) was at variance with the true eternal law of God.Whosoever shall marry her that is divorced.--The Greek is less definite, and may be rendered either "a woman who has been put away," or better, "her when she has been put away." Those who take the former construction, infer from it the absolute unlawfulness of marriage with a divorced woman under any circumstances whatever; some holding that the husband is under the same restrictions, i.e., that the vinculum matrimonii is absolutely indissoluble; while others teach that in the excepted case, both the husband and the wife gain the right to contract a second marriage. The Romish Church, in theory, takes the former view, the Greek and most Reformed Churches the latter; while some codes, like those of some countries in modern Europe, go back to the looser interpretation of <a href="/deuteronomy/24-1.htm" title="When a man has taken a wife, and married her, and it come to pass that she find no favor in his eyes, because he has found some uncleanness in her: then let him write her a bill of divorce, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house.">Deuteronomy 24:1</a>, and allow the divorce a vinculo for many lesser causes than incontinence. Of these contending views, that which is intermediate between the two extremes seems to be most in harmony with the true meaning of our Lord's words. The words "put away" would necessarily convey to His Jewish hearers the idea of an entire dissolution of the marriage union, leaving both parties free to contract a fresh marriage; and if it were not so, then the case in which He specially permits that dissolution would stand on the same level as the others. The injured husband would still be bound to the wife who had broken the vow which was of the essence of the marriage-contract. But if he was free to marry again, then the guilt of adultery could not possibly attach to her subsequent marriage with another. The context, therefore, requires us to restrict that guilt to the case of a wife divorced for other reasons, such as Jewish casuistry looked on as adequate. This, then, seems the true law of divorce for the Church of Christ as such to recognise. The question as to how far national legislation may permit divorce for other causes, such as cruelty or desertion, seems to stand on a different footing, and must be discussed on different grounds. In proportion as the "hardness of heart" which made the wider license the least of two evils prevails now, it may be not only expedient, but right and necessary, though it implies a standard of morals lower than the law of Christ, to meet it, as it was met of old, by a like reluctant permission.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/matthew/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 32. - (For full notes, cf. <a href="/matthew/19-9.htm">Matthew 19:9</a>.) Parallel passages: <a href="/mark/10-12.htm">Mark 10:12</a>; <a href="/luke/16-18.htm">Luke 16:18</a>; apparently the context of Mark represents <a href="/matthew/19-1.htm">Matthew 19:1-8</a>, and the context of Luke rather represents <a href="/matthew/5-18.htm">Matthew 5:18</a>. Notice here: (1) Matthew alone, in both places, gives the exception of fornication. (2) St. Paul refers in <a href="/1_corinthians/7-10.htm">1 Corinthians 7:10, 11</a> to this saying of our Lord's. (3) The laxity in this matter of the Hillel school of the Pharisees is well known. . . . <a href="/commentaries/matthew/5-32.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>But δὲ (de) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1161.htm">Strong's 1161: </a> A primary particle; but, and, etc. I ἐγὼ (egō) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. tell λέγω (legō) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3004.htm">Strong's 3004: </a> (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. you ὑμῖν (hymin) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. that ὅτι (hoti) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_3754.htm">Strong's 3754: </a> Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because. anyone πᾶς (pas) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3956.htm">Strong's 3956: </a> All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole. who divorces ἀπολύων (apolyōn) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_630.htm">Strong's 630: </a> From apo and luo; to free fully, i.e. relieve, release, dismiss, or let die, pardon or divorce. his αὐτοῦ (autou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. wife, γυναῖκα (gynaika) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1135.htm">Strong's 1135: </a> A woman, wife, my lady. Probably from the base of ginomai; a woman; specially, a wife. except παρεκτὸς (parektos) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_3924.htm">Strong's 3924: </a> From para and ektos; near outside, i.e. Besides. for λόγου (logou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3056.htm">Strong's 3056: </a> From lego; something said; by implication, a topic, also reasoning or motive; by extension, a computation; specially, the Divine Expression. sexual immorality, πορνείας (porneias) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4202.htm">Strong's 4202: </a> Fornication, whoredom; met: idolatry. From porneuo; harlotry; figuratively, idolatry. brings ποιεῖ (poiei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4160.htm">Strong's 4160: </a> (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do. adultery μοιχευθῆναι (moicheuthēnai) Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passive <a href="/greek/strongs_3431.htm">Strong's 3431: </a> To commit adultery (of a man with a married woman, but also of a married man). From moichos; to commit adultery. upon her. αὐτὴν (autēn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. And καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. whoever ὃς (hos) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3739.htm">Strong's 3739: </a> Who, which, what, that. marries γαμήσῃ (gamēsē) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1060.htm">Strong's 1060: </a> To marry, used of either sex. From gamos; to wed. a divorced woman ἀπολελυμένην (apolelymenēn) Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_630.htm">Strong's 630: </a> From apo and luo; to free fully, i.e. relieve, release, dismiss, or let die, pardon or divorce. commits adultery. μοιχᾶται (moichatai) Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3429.htm">Strong's 3429: </a> To commit adultery, not only of a married woman but of a married man. From moichos; to commit adultery. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/matthew/5-32.htm">Matthew 5:32 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/matthew/5-32.htm">Matthew 5:32 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/matthew/5-32.htm">Matthew 5:32 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/matthew/5-32.htm">Matthew 5:32 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/matthew/5-32.htm">Matthew 5:32 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/matthew/5-32.htm">Matthew 5:32 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/matthew/5-32.htm">Matthew 5:32 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/matthew/5-32.htm">Matthew 5:32 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/matthew/5-32.htm">Matthew 5:32 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/matthew/5-32.htm">Matthew 5:32 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/matthew/5-32.htm">NT Gospels: Matthew 5:32 But I tell you that whoever puts (Matt. 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