Matthew 19:9

Full Chapter

October 13, 2025

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.

BSB

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

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.”

YLT

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

F.O.G Original

(9) Now I say to you that whosoever divorces his woman except for sexual immorality and marries another, commits adultery and he that marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

F.O.G

(9) Now I say to you that whosoever divorces his woman except for sexual immorality and marries another, commits adultery and he that marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

F.O.G MSG

I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immoralityᵇ, and marries another woman commits adultery.”

Footnotes:

⁹ᵇ Sexual immorality: The Greek word “porneia” refers to various forms of sexual unfaithfulness, including adultery and other sexual sins that break the marriage covenant.