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Matthew 19:9 KJV
Matthew · chapter 19 · verse 9 · King James Version
And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery.Matthew 19:9 · King James Version
Matthew 19:9 in context
7They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away?
8He 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.
9And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery.
10His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with his wife, it is not good to marry.
11But he said unto them, All men cannot receive this saying, save they to whom it is given.
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Key words (Strong's)
- fornicationporneiaillicit sexual intercourse, adultery, fornication, homosexuality, lesbianism, intercourse…G4202 →
- Whosoeverhoswho, which, what, thatG3739 →
- Whosoeveranhas no exact English equivalent, see definitions under AVG302 →
- adulterymoichaōto have unlawful intercourse with another's wife, to commit adultery withG3429 →
- exceptei mēif not, except, butG1508 →
- marrygameōto lead in marriage, take to wife, to get married, to marry, to give one s self in…G1060 →
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