Matthew 19:9
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9 (A) I say if your wife has not committed some terrible sexual sin,[a] you must not divorce her to marry someone else. If you do, you are unfaithful.”
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- 19.9 some terrible sexual sin: See the note at 5.32.
Mark 10:11
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11 (A) He told them, “A man who divorces his wife and marries someone else is unfaithful to his wife.
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Mark 10:12
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12 A woman who divorces her husband[a] and marries again is also unfaithful.”
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- 10.12 A woman who divorces her husband: Roman law let a woman divorce her husband, but Jewish law did not let a woman do this.
Luke 16:18
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18 (A) It is a terrible sin[a] for a man to divorce his wife and marry another woman. It is also a terrible sin for a man to marry a divorced woman.
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- 16.18 a terrible sin: The Greek text uses a word that means the sin of being unfaithful in marriage.
1 Corinthians 7:10
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10 (A) I instruct married couples to stay together, and this is exactly what the Lord himself taught. A wife who leaves her husband
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1 Corinthians 7:11
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11 should either stay single or go back to her husband. And a husband should not leave his wife.
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