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Selected Verse: Matthew 5:32 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
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| Mt 5:32 |
Strong Concordance |
But [1161] I [1473] say [3004] unto you [5213], That [3754] whosoever [3739] [302] shall put away [630] his [846] wife [1135], saving [3924] for the cause [3056] of fornication [4202], causeth [4160] her [846] to commit adultery [3429]: and [2532] whosoever [3739] [1437] shall marry [1060] her that is divorced [630] committeth adultery [3429]. |
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King James |
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. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery--that is, drives her into it in case she marries again.
and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced--for anything short of conjugal infidelity.
committeth adultery--for if the commandment is broken by the one party, it must be by the other also. But see on Mat 19:4-9. Whether the innocent party, after a just divorce, may lawfully marry again, is not treated of here. The Church of Rome says, No; but the Greek and Protestant Churches allow it.
Same Subject Illustrated from the Third Commandment (Mat 5:33-37). |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Causeth her to commit adultery - If she marry again. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| Saving for the cause of fornication - Λογου πορνειας, on account of whoredom. As fornication signifies no more than the unlawful connection of unmarried persons, it cannot be used here with propriety, when speaking of those who are married. I have therefore translated λογου πορνειας, on account of whoredom. It does not appear that there is any other case in which Jesus Christ admits of divorce. A real Christian ought rather to beg of God the grace to bear patiently and quietly the imperfections of his wife, than to think of the means of being parted from her. "But divorce was allowed by Moses;" yes, for the hardness of their hearts it was permitted: but what was permitted to an uncircumcised heart among the Jews, should not serve for a rule to a heart in which the love of God has been shed abroad by the Holy Spirit. Those who form a matrimonial connection in the fear and love of God, and under his direction, will never need a divorce. But those who marry as passion or money lead the way, may be justly considered adulterers and adulteresses as long as they live. |
33 Again [3825], ye have heard [191] that [3754] it hath been said [4483] by them of old time [744], Thou shalt [1964] not [3756] forswear thyself [1964], but [1161] shalt perform [591] unto the Lord [2962] thine [4675] oaths [3727]:
34 But [1161] I [1473] say [3004] unto you [5213], Swear [3660] not [3361] at all [3654]; neither [3383] by [1722] heaven [3772]; for [3754] it is [2076] God's [2316] throne [2362]:
35 Nor [3383] by [1722] the earth [1093]; for [3754] it is [2076] his [846] footstool [4228] [5286]: neither [3383] by [1519] Jerusalem [2414]; for [3754] it is [2076] the city [4172] of the great [3173] King [935].
36 Neither [3383] shalt thou swear [3660] by [1722] thy [4675] head [2776], because [3754] thou canst [1410] not [3756] make [4160] one [3391] hair [2359] white [3022] or [2228] black [3189].
37 But [1161] let [2077] your [5216] communication [3056] be [2077], Yea [3483], yea [3483]; Nay [3756], nay [3756]: for [1161] whatsoever is more [4053] than these [5130] cometh [2076] of [1537] evil [4190].
4 And [1161] he answered [611] and said [2036] unto them [846], Have ye [314] not [3756] read [314], that [3754] he which [3588] made [4160] them at [575] the beginning [746] made [4160] them [846] male [730] and [2532] female [2338],
5 And [2532] said [2036], For this [5127] cause [1752] shall a man [444] leave [2641] father [3962] and [2532] mother [3384], and [2532] shall cleave [4347] to his [846] wife [1135]: and [2532] they twain [1417] shall be [2071] [1519] one [3391] flesh [4561]?
6 Wherefore [5620] they are [1526] no more [3765] twain [1417], but [235] one [3391] flesh [4561]. What [3739] therefore [3767] God [2316] hath joined together [4801], let [5563] not [3361] man [444] put asunder [5563].
7 They say [3004] unto him [846], Why [5101] did Moses [3475] then [3767] command [1781] to give [1325] a writing [975] of divorcement [647], and [2532] to put [630] her [846] away [630]?
8 He saith [3004] unto them [846], [3754] Moses [3475] because of [4314] the hardness [4641] of your [5216] hearts [4641] suffered [2010] you [5213] to put away [630] your [5216] wives [1135]: but [1161] from [575] the beginning [746] it was [1096] not [3756] so [3779].
9 And [1161] I say [3004] unto you [5213], [3754] Whosoever [3739] [302] shall put away [630] his [846] wife [1135], except [1508] it be for [1909] fornication [4202], and [2532] shall marry [1060] another [243], committeth adultery [3429]: and [2532] whoso marrieth [1060] her which [3588] is put away [630] doth commit adultery [3429].