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.'


In Context

6 so that they are no more two, but one flesh; what therefore God did join together, let no man put asunder.'

7 They say to him, 'Why then did Moses command to give a roll of divorce, and to put her away?'

8 He saith to them — 'Moses for your stiffness of heart did suffer you to put away your wives, but from the beginning it hath not been so.

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.'

10 His disciples say to him, 'If the case of the man with the woman is so, it is not good to marry.'

11 And he said to them, 'All do not receive this word, but those to whom it hath been 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 World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:9I 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.|

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.