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Matthew 19:9–10

zAnd I say to you: whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery.”1

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

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Matthew 19:9–10 — The New International Version (NIV)

I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery.”

10 The disciples said to him, “If this is the situation between a husband and wife, it is better not to marry.”

Matthew 19:9–10 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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

Matthew 19:9–10 — New Living Translation (NLT)

And I tell you this, whoever divorces his wife and marries someone else commits adulteryunless his wife has been unfaithful.

10 Jesus’ disciples then said to him, “If this is the case, it is better not to marry!”

Matthew 19:9–10 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

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.”

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

Matthew 19:9–10 — New Century Version (NCV)

I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman is guilty of adultery. The only reason for a man to divorce his wife is if his wife has sexual relations with another man.”

10 The followers said to him, “If that is the only reason a man can divorce his wife, it is better not to marry.”

Matthew 19:9–10 — American Standard Version (ASV)

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

Matthew 19:9–10 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

But I say unto you, that whosoever shall put away his wife, not for fornication, and shall marry another, commits adultery; and he who marries one put away commits adultery. 10 His disciples say to him, If the case of the man be so with his wife, it is not good to marry.

Matthew 19:9–10 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

I can guarantee that whoever divorces his wife for any reason other than her unfaithfulness is committing adultery if he marries another woman.” 

10 The disciples said to him, “If that is the only reason a man can use to divorce his wife, it’s better not to get married.” 

Matthew 19:9–10 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

And I tell you, whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery.”

10 His disciples said to Him, “If the relationship of a man with his wife is like this, it’s better not to marry!”

Matthew 19:9–10 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

And I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for unchastity, and marries another commits adultery.”

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

Matthew 19:9–10 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

Now I say to you that whoever divorces his wife, except on the basis of sexual immorality, and marries another commits adultery, and whoever marries her who is divorced commits adultery.”

10 The disciples said to him, “If this is the case of a man with his wife, it would be better not to marry!”

Matthew 19:9–10 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

Here is what I tell you. Anyone who divorces his wife and gets married to another woman commits adultery. A man may divorce his wife only if she has not been faithful to him.”

10 The disciples said to him, “If that’s the way it is between a husband and wife, it is better not to get married.”

Matthew 19:9–10 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

And I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery.”

10 The disciples said to Him, “If the relationship of the man with his wife is like this, it is better not to marry.”


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