Luke 16:18

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.”

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BSBPD

“Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and whosoever marrieth her that is put away from her husband committeth adultery.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Every one that putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and he that marrieth one that is put away from a husband committeth adultery.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“`Every one who is sending away his wife, and marrying another, doth commit adultery; and every one who is marrying her sent away from a husband doth commit adultery.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Luke 16:18 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Matthew 5:31It has also been said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.’
  2. Matthew 19:9Now I tell you that whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman, commits adultery.”
  3. Mark 10:11So He told them, “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her.
  4. 1 Corinthians 7:4The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband. Likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife.
  5. 1 Corinthians 7:10To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband.

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