Verse 11

He told them, 'Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her.'

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Referenced Verses

  • Luke 16:18 : 18 Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and the man who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
  • Rom 7:3 : 3 Consequently, while her husband is still alive, she would be called an adulteress if she joins herself to another man; but if her husband dies, she is free from that law, so she would not be an adulteress by becoming another man’s wife.
  • 1 Cor 7:4 : 4 The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does. Likewise, the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does.
  • 1 Cor 7:10-11 : 10 To the married I give this command—not I, but the Lord: A wife must not separate from her husband. 11 But if she does, she must remain unmarried or be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife.
  • Heb 13:4 : 4 Marriage is to be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.
  • Matt 5:31-32 : 31 It has been said, 'Whoever divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.' 32 But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, causes her to commit adultery. And anyone who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
  • Matt 19:9 : 9 I tell you, whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman, commits adultery. And whoever marries a divorced woman also commits adultery.