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Berean Standard Bible

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

Matthew 19:9

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Pharisees test Jesus with a question about divorce. He points them back to God's design in creation.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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

World English Bible (WEB)

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.”

King James Version (KJV)

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.

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.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And I say to you, Whoever puts away his wife for any other cause than the loss of her virtue, and takes another, is a false husband: and he who takes her as his wife when she is put away, is no true husband to her.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y yo os digo que cualquiera que repudiare á su mujer, si no fuere por causa de fornicación, y se casare con otra, adultera: y el que se casare con la repudiada, adultera.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Es más: les digo que si alguno se divorcia de su esposa, a no ser en los casos en que esta le haya sido infiel, comete adulterio si se casa con otra. Y el que se casa con la divorciada, también comete adulterio.

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