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And I say to you: whoever divorces his wife, except for unchastity,[a] and marries another, commits adultery; and he who marries a divorced woman, commits adultery.”[b][c]

10 The disciples said to him, “If such is the case of a man with his wife, it is not expedient to marry.” 11 But he said to them, “Not all men can receive this precept, but only those to whom it is given.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 19:9 Other ancient authorities, after unchastity, read makes her commit adultery
  2. Matthew 19:9 Other ancient authorities omit and he who marries a divorced woman, commits adultery
  3. 19.9 This appears to refer to the case in Mt 5.32, though the Greek word for “except” is different.

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