A moment in scripture
Matthew 19:9
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.
The surrounding passage
- Matthew 19:7
They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away?
- Matthew 19:8
He saith unto them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so.
- Matthew 19:10
His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with his wife, it is not good to marry.
- Matthew 19:11
But he said unto them, All men cannot receive this saying, save they to whom it is given.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.