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Matthew 19:9

Matthew 19:9
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.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And I say unto you,.... To his disciples, when they were with him alone in the house, and asked him more particularly about the subject, concerning which he had been discoursing with the Pharisees, as…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

And I say unto you - Emphasis should be laid here on the word “I.” This was the opinion of Jesus - this he proclaimed to be the law of his kingdom this the command of God ever afterward. Indulgence…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

See ch. Mat 5:32.

and shall marry another Omitted in the Sinaitic MS.

The reading "causeth her to commit adultery," instead of "committeth adultery," has high MS. authority. The Sinaitic MS. also…