Luke 16:18
“Everyone who divorces his wife and marries someone else commits adultery, and the one who marries a woman divorced from her husband commits adultery.
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Referenced Verses
- Matt 19:9 : 9 Now I say to you that whoever divorces his wife, except for immorality, and marries another commits adultery.”
- Mark 10:11-12 : 11 So he told them,“Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her. 12 And if she divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery.”
- 1 Cor 7:4 : 4 It is not the wife who has the rights to her own body, but the husband. In the same way, it is not the husband who has the rights to his own body, but the wife.
- Matt 5:31-32 : 31 Divorce“It was said,‘Whoever divorces his wife must give her a legal document.’ 32 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.
- 1 Cor 7:10-12 : 10 To the married I give this command– not I, but the Lord– a wife should not divorce a husband 11 (but if she does, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband), and a husband should not divorce his wife. 12 To the rest I say– I, not the Lord– if a brother has a wife who is not a believer and she is happy to live with him, he should not divorce her.
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- Mark 10:7-126 verses89%
7For this reason a man will leave his father and mother,
8and the two will become one flesh. So they are no longer two, but one flesh.
9Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.”
10In the house once again, the disciples asked him about this.
11So he told them,“Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her.
12And if she divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery.”
- Matt 19:3-108 verses89%
3Then some Pharisees came to him in order to test him. They asked,“Is it lawful to divorce a wife for any cause?”
4He answered,“Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator made them male and female,
5and said,‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and will be united with his wife, and the two will become one flesh’?
6So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.”
7They said to him,“Why then did Moses command us to give a certificate of dismissal and to divorce her?”
8Jesus said to them,“Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because of your hard hearts, but from the beginning it was not this way.
9Now I say to you that whoever divorces his wife, except for immorality, and marries another commits adultery.”
10The disciples said to him,“If this is the case of a husband with a wife, it is better not to marry!”
- Matt 5:31-322 verses87%
31Divorce“It was said,‘Whoever divorces his wife must give her a legal document.’
32But 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.
- Rom 7:2-32 verses75%
2For 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 the marriage.
3So then, if she is joined to another man while her husband is alive, she will be called an adulteress. But if her husband dies, she is free from that law, and if she is joined to another man, she is not an adulteress.
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17But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for one tiny stroke of a letter in the law to become void.
- Deut 24:1-44 verses73%
1If a man marries a woman and she does not please him because he has found something indecent in her, then he may draw up a divorce document, give it to her, and evict her from his house.
2When she has left him she may go and become someone else’s wife.
3If the second husband rejects her and then divorces her, gives her the papers, and evicts her from his house, or if the second husband who married her dies,
4her first husband who divorced her is not permitted to remarry her after she has become ritually impure, for that is offensive to the LORD. You must not bring guilt on the land which the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance.
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32“‘Adulterous wife, who prefers strangers instead of her own husband!
- 1 Cor 7:10-112 verses73%
10To the married I give this command– not I, but the Lord– a wife should not divorce a husband
11(but if she does, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband), and a husband should not divorce his wife.
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10If a man commits adultery with his neighbor’s wife, both the adulterer and the adulteress must be put to death.
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14“You shall not commit adultery.
- Matt 5:27-282 verses72%
27Adultery“You have heard that it was said,‘Do not commit adultery.’
28But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to desire her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
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16“I hate divorce,” says the LORD God of Israel,“and the one who is guilty of violence,” says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.“Pay attention to your conscience, and do not be unfaithful.”
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18You must not commit adultery.
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34So Jesus said to them,“The people of this age marry and are given in marriage.
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4Marriage must be honored among all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge sexually immoral people and adulterers.
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16Or do you not know that anyone who is united with a prostitute is one body with her? For it is said,“The two will become one flesh.”
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2Then some Pharisees came, and to test him they asked,“Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?”
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32A man who commits adultery with a woman lacks sense, whoever does it destroys his own life.
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30You will be engaged to a woman and another man will rape her. You will build a house but not live in it. You will plant a vineyard but not even begin to use it.
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11For he who said,“Do not commit adultery,” also said,“Do not murder.” Now if you do not commit adultery but do commit murder, you have become a violator of the law.
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2But because of immoralities, each man should have relations with his own wife and each woman with her own husband.
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29So it is with the one who sleeps with his neighbor’s wife; no one who touches her will escape punishment.
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18For John had repeatedly told Herod,“It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.”
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38So then, the one who marries his own virgin does well, but the one who does not, does better.
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29Then Jesus said to them,“I tell you the truth, there is no one who has left home or wife or brothers or parents or children for the sake of God’s kingdom
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12“Speak to the Israelites and tell them,‘If any man’s wife goes astray and behaves unfaithfully toward him,
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1“If a man divorces his wife and she leaves him and becomes another man’s wife, he may not take her back again. Doing that would utterly defile the land. But you, Israel, have given yourself as a prostitute to many gods. So what makes you think you can return to me?” says the LORD.
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31For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and will be joined to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.
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9Vows Made by Widows“But every vow of a widow or of a divorced woman which she has pledged for herself will remain intact.
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20You must not have sexual relations with the wife of your fellow citizen to become unclean with her.
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27The one bound to a wife should not seek divorce. The one released from a wife should not seek marriage.