Luke 16:18

American Standard Version (1901)

Every one that putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and he that marrieth one that is put away from a husband committeth adultery.

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Referenced Verses

  • Matt 19:9 : 9 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.
  • Mark 10:11-12 : 11 And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her: 12 and if she herself shall put away her husband, and marry another, she committeth adultery.
  • 1 Cor 7:4 : 4 The wife hath not power over her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband hath not power over his own body, but the wife.
  • Matt 5:31-32 : 31 It was said also, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement: 32 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.
  • 1 Cor 7:10-12 : 10 But unto the married I give charge, [yea] not I, but the Lord, That the wife depart not from her husband 11 (but should she depart, let her remain unmarried, or else be reconciled to her husband); and that the husband leave not his wife. 12 But to the rest say I, not the Lord: If any brother hath an unbelieving wife, and she is content to dwell with him, let him not leave her.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Mark 10:7-12
    6 verses
    89%

    7For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife;

    8and the two shall become one flesh: so that they are no more two, but one flesh.

    9What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.

    10And in the house the disciples asked him again of this matter.

    11And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her:

    12and if she herself shall put away her husband, and marry another, she committeth adultery.

  • Matt 19:3-10
    8 verses
    89%

    3And there came unto him Pharisees, trying him, and saying, Is it lawful [for a man] to put away his wife for every cause?

    4And he answered and said, Have ye not read, that he who made [them] from the beginning made them male and female,

    5and said, For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife; and the two shall become one flesh?

    6So that they are no more two, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.

    7They say unto him, Why then did Moses command to give a bill of divorcement, and to put [her] away?

    8He saith unto them, Moses for your hardness of heart suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it hath not been so.

    9And 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.

    10The disciples say unto him, If the case of the man is so with his wife, it is not expedient to marry.

  • Matt 5:31-32
    2 verses
    87%

    31It was said also, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:

    32but 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.

  • Rom 7:2-3
    2 verses
    75%

    2For the woman that hath a husband is bound by law to the husband while he liveth; but if the husband die, she is discharged from the law of the husband.

    3So then if, while the husband liveth, she be joined to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if the husband die, she is free from the law, so that she is no adulteress, though she be joined to another man.

  • Luke 16:17
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    17But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away, than for one tittle of the law to fall.

  • Deut 24:1-4
    4 verses
    73%

    1When a man taketh a wife, and marrieth her, then it shall be, if she find no favor in his eyes, because he hath found some unseemly thing in her, that he shall write her a bill of divorcement, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house.

    2And when she is departed out of his house, she may go and be another man's [wife] .

    3And if the latter husband hate her, and write her a bill of divorcement, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house; or if the latter husband die, who took her to be his wife;

    4her former husband, who sent her away, may not take her again to be his wife, after that she is defiled; for that is abomination before Jehovah: and thou shalt not cause the land to sin, which Jehovah thy God giveth thee for an inheritance.

  • Ezek 16:32
    73%

    32A wife that committeth adultery! that taketh strangers instead of her husband!

  • 1 Cor 7:10-11
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    73%

    10But unto the married I give charge, [yea] not I, but the Lord, That the wife depart not from her husband

    11(but should she depart, let her remain unmarried, or else be reconciled to her husband); and that the husband leave not his wife.

  • Lev 20:10
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    10And the man that committeth adultery with another man's wife, even he that committeth adultery with his neighbor's wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.

  • Exod 20:14
    72%

    14Thou shalt not commit adultery.

  • Matt 5:27-28
    2 verses
    72%

    27Ye have heard that it was said, Thou shalt not commit adultery:

    28but I say unto you, that every one that looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.

  • Mal 2:16
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    16For I hate putting away, saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, and him that covereth his garment with violence, saith Jehovah of hosts: therefore take heed to your spirit, that ye deal not treacherously.

  • Deut 5:18
    71%

    18Neither shalt thou commit adultery.

  • Luke 20:34
    71%

    34And Jesus said unto them, The sons of this world marry, and are given in marriage:

  • Heb 13:4
    71%

    4[ Let] marriage [be] had in honor among all, and [let] the bed [be] undefiled: for fornicators and adulterers God will judge.

  • 1 Cor 6:16
    71%

    16Or know ye not that he that is joined to a harlot is one body? for, The twain, saith he, shall become one flesh.

  • Mark 10:2
    70%

    2And there came unto him Pharisees, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away [his] wife? trying him.

  • Prov 6:32
    70%

    32He that committeth adultery with a woman is void of understanding: He doeth it who would destroy his own soul.

  • Deut 28:30
    70%

    30Thou shalt betroth a wife, and another man shall lie with her: thou shalt build a house, and thou shalt not dwell therein: thou shalt plant a vineyard, and shalt not use the fruit thereof.

  • Jas 2:11
    69%

    11For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou dost not commit adultery, but killest, thou art become a transgressor of the law.

  • 1 Cor 7:2
    69%

    2But, because of fornications, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband.

  • Prov 6:29
    69%

    29So he that goeth in to his neighbor's wife; Whosoever toucheth her shall not be unpunished.

  • Mark 6:18
    69%

    18For John said unto Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother's wife.

  • 1 Cor 7:38
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    38So then both he that giveth his own virgin [daughter] in marriage doeth well; and he that giveth her not in marriage shall do better.

  • Luke 18:29
    68%

    29And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or wife, or brethren, or parents, or children, for the kingdom of God's sake,

  • Num 5:12
    68%

    12Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, If any man's wife go aside, and commit a trespass against him,

  • Jer 3:1
    68%

    1They say, If a man put away his wife, and she go from him, and become another man's, will he return unto her again? will not that land be greatly polluted? But thou hast played the harlot with many lovers; yet return again to me, saith Jehovah.

  • Eph 5:31
    68%

    31For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife; and the two shall become one flesh.

  • Num 30:9
    68%

    9But the vow of a widow, or of her that is divorced, [even] everything wherewith she hath bound her soul, shall stand against her.

  • Lev 18:20
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    20And thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbor's wife, to defile thyself with her.

  • 1 Cor 7:27
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    27Art thou bound unto a wife? Seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? Seek not a wife.