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Berean Standard Bible

“But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, brings adultery upon her. And he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.”

Matthew 5:32

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In the Sermon on the Mount Jesus takes up divorce, teaching that the Law's permission was a concession, not the ideal.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, brings adultery upon her. And he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

World English Bible (WEB)

but I tell you that whoever puts away his wife, except for the cause of sexual immorality, makes her an adulteress; and whoever marries her when she is put away commits adultery.

King James Version (KJV)

But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.

American Standard Version (ASV)

but I say unto you, that every one that putteth away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, maketh her an adulteress: and whosoever shall marry her when she is put away committeth adultery.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

But I say to you that everyone who puts away his wife for any other cause but the loss of her virtue, makes her false to her husband; and whoever takes her as his wife after she is put away, is no true husband to her.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

but I -- I say to you, that whoever may put away his wife, except for the matter of whoredom, does make her to commit adultery; and whoever may marry her who has been put away does commit adultery.

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Mas yo os digo, que el que repudiare á su mujer, fuera de causa de fornicación, hace que ella adultere; y el que se casare con la repudiada, comete adulterio.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Pero yo les digo que el hombre que se divorcia de su esposa, excepto cuando esta haya sido infiel, hace que ella cometa adulterio y que el que se case con ella también lo cometa.

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