9I 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.|


In Context

6 So that they are no more two, but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, don't let man tear apart.|

7 They asked him, |Why then did Moses command us to give her a bill of divorce, and divorce her?|

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

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.|

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

11 But he said to them, |Not all men can receive this saying, but those to whom it is given.

Matthew 19:9 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

19:9And 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.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

19:9I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for marital unfaithfulness, and marries another woman commits adultery."

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

19:9And I say to you, that whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and he that shall marry her that is put away, committeth adultery.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

19:9And 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.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:9But 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.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

19:9And 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.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:9And I say to you, Whoever shall put away his wife, except for lewdness, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoever marrieth her who is put away, committeth adultery.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

19:9'And I say to you, that, whoever may put away his wife, if not for whoredom, and may marry another, doth commit adultery; and he who did marry her that hath been put away, doth commit adultery.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

19:9And I say to you, Whoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, commits adultery: and whoever marries her which is put away does commit adultery.