Matthew

Matthew 19:9

9Now I tell you that whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery.d”

Footnotes

  • d 19:9 SBL and BYZ include And he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery; see Matthew 5:32|MAT 5:32.

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EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
NowδὲdeConjunctionG1161 but, on the other hand, and
I tellλέγωlegōVerb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularG3004 I say, speak
youὑμῖνhyminPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person PluralG4771 you
thatὅτιhotiConjunctionG3754 that, since, because
whoeverὃςhosPersonal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG3739 who, which, what, that
divorcesἀπολύσῃapolysēVerb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person SingularG630 I release, let go, send away, divorce
hisαὐτοῦautouPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularG846 he, she, it, they, them, same
wifeγυναῖκαgynaikaNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularG1135 a woman, wife, my lady
exceptμὴmēAdverbG3361 not, lest
forἐπὶepiPrepositionG1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at
sexual immoralityπορνείᾳporneiaNoun - Dative Feminine SingularG4202 fornication, idolatry
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
marriesγαμήσῃgamēsēVerb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person SingularG1060 I marry
another womanἄλληνallēnAdjective - Accusative Feminine SingularG243 other, another, different
commits adulteryμοιχᾶταιmoichataiVerb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularG3429 I commit adultery

Cross-references

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Matthew 5:32 · Luke 16:18 · 1 Corinthians 7:39 · 1 Corinthians 7:10–13 · Mark 10:11–12 · Romans 7:2–3 · Genesis 20:3 · Genesis 12:18–19 · Jeremiah 3:8 · 1 Corinthians 5:1 · Jeremiah 3:1 · 1 Corinthians 7:4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.