Luke 16:18

KJV1611 – Modern English

Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery; and whoever marries her who is divorced from her husband commits adultery.

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  • Matt 19:9 : 9 And I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery; and whoever marries her who is divorced commits adultery.
  • Mark 10:11-12 : 11 And he said to them, Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her. 12 And if a woman divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery.
  • 1 Cor 7:4 : 4 The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does; and likewise, the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does.
  • Matt 5:31-32 : 31 Furthermore it has been said, 'Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce:' 32 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.
  • 1 Cor 7:10-12 : 10 And to the married I command, yet not I but the Lord, that a wife should not leave her husband: 11 But if she does depart, let her remain unmarried or be reconciled to her husband. And a husband should not divorce his wife. 12 But to the rest I speak, not the Lord: If any brother has a wife who does not believe, and she is willing to live with him, let him not divorce her.

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  • Mark 10:7-12
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    89%

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

    8And the two shall become one flesh: so then they are no longer two, but one flesh.

    9What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate.

    10And in the house his disciples asked him again about the same matter.

    11And he said to them, Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her.

    12And if a woman divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery.

  • Matt 19:3-10
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    89%

    3The Pharisees also came to him, testing him, and saying to him, Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?

    4And he answered and said to them, Have you not read that he who made them at the beginning made them male and female,

    5And said, For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh?

    6Therefore they are no longer two but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate.

    7They said to him, Why then did Moses command to give a certificate of divorce, and to put her away?

    8He said to them, Moses, because of the hardness of your hearts, allowed you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it was not so.

    9And I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery; and whoever marries her who is divorced commits adultery.

    10His disciples said to him, If such is the case of the man with his wife, it is better not to marry.

  • Matt 5:31-32
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    31Furthermore it has been said, 'Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce:'

    32But 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.

  • Rom 7:2-3
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    2For the woman who has a husband is bound by the law to her husband as long as he lives; but if the husband is dead, she is released from the law of her husband.

    3So then if, while her husband lives, she is married to another man, she will be called an adulteress: but if her husband is dead, she is free from that law; so that she is not an adulteress, though she is married to another man.

  • Luke 16:17
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    17And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for one small letter of the law to fail.

  • Deut 24:1-4
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    1When a man takes a wife and marries her, and it comes to pass that she finds no favor in his eyes, because he has found some uncleanness in her: then let him write her a certificate of divorce, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house.

    2And when she has departed from his house, she may go and be another man's wife.

    3And if the latter husband dislikes her, and writes her a certificate of divorce, and gives it in her hand, and sends her out of his house; or if the latter husband dies, who took her to be his wife;

    4Her former husband, who sent her away, may not take her again to be his wife, after she is defiled; for that is an abomination before the LORD: and you shall not cause the land to sin, which the LORD your God gives you as an inheritance.

  • Ezek 16:32
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    32But as a wife that commits adultery, who takes strangers instead of her husband!

  • 1 Cor 7:10-11
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    10And to the married I command, yet not I but the Lord, that a wife should not leave her husband:

    11But if she does depart, let her remain unmarried or be reconciled to her husband. And a husband should not divorce his wife.

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

  • Exod 20:14
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    14You shall not commit adultery.

  • Matt 5:27-28
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    27You have heard that it was said to those of old, 'You shall not commit adultery:'

    28But I say to you, that whoever looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

  • Mal 2:16
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    16For the LORD, the God of Israel, says that he hates divorce; for one covers violence with his garment, says the LORD of hosts; therefore take heed to your spirit, that you do not deal treacherously.

  • Deut 5:18
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    18Neither shall you commit adultery.

  • Luke 20:34
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    34And Jesus answering said to them, The children of this world marry, and are given in marriage:

  • Heb 13:4
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    4Marriage is honorable among all, and the bed undefiled; but fornicators and adulterers God will judge.

  • 1 Cor 6:16
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    16What? Do you not know that he who is joined to a harlot is one body? For two, says He, shall be one flesh.

  • Mark 10:2
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    2And the Pharisees came to him, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife? testing him.

  • Prov 6:32
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    32But whoever commits adultery with a woman lacks understanding: he who does it destroys his own soul.

  • Deut 28:30
    70%

    30You shall marry a wife, and another man shall lie with her: you shall build a house, and you shall not dwell therein: you shall plant a vineyard, and shall not gather the grapes thereof.

  • Jas 2:11
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    11For He who said, Do not commit adultery, also said, Do not kill. Now if you do not commit adultery, yet if you kill, you have become a transgressor of the law.

  • 1 Cor 7:2
    69%

    2Nevertheless, to avoid sexual immorality, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.

  • Prov 6:29
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    29So is he who goes in to his neighbor's wife; whoever touches her shall not be innocent.

  • Mark 6:18
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    18For John had said to Herod, It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife.

  • 1 Cor 7:38
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    38So then he who gives her in marriage does well, but he who does not give her in marriage does better.

  • Luke 18:29
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    29And he said to them, Truly I say to you, There is no man who has left house, or parents, or brothers, or wife, or children, for the kingdom of God's sake,

  • Num 5:12
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    12Speak to the children of Israel and say to them, If any man's wife goes astray and acts unfaithfully against him,

  • Jer 3:1
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    1They say, If a man divorces his wife, and she leaves him and becomes another man's wife, shall he return to her again? Would not that land be greatly defiled? But you have played the harlot with many lovers; yet return again to me, says the LORD.

  • Eph 5:31
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    31For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother, and shall be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.

  • Num 30:9
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    9But every vow of a widow, and of her who is divorced, by which they have bound their souls, shall stand against her.

  • Lev 18:20
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    20Moreover, you shall not lie carnally with your neighbor's wife, to defile yourself with her.

  • 1 Cor 7:27
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    27Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek to be loosed. Are you loosed from a wife? Do not seek a wife.