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Matthew 19:9

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7They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away?Select Matthew 19:7

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.Select Matthew 19:8

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.Select Matthew 19:9

10His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with his wife, it is not good to marry.Select Matthew 19:10

11But he said unto them, All men cannot receive this saying, save they to whom it is given.Select Matthew 19:11

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WEB

19:9 I tell you that whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery; and he who marries her when she is divorced commits adultery.”

ASV

19:9 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.

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