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And I tell you this, whoever divorces his wife and marries someone else commits adultery—unless his wife has been unfaithful.[a]

10 Jesus’ disciples then said to him, “If this is the case, it is better not to marry!”

11 “Not everyone can accept this statement,” Jesus said. “Only those whom God helps.

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Footnotes

  1. 19:9 Some manuscripts add And anyone who marries a divorced woman commits adultery. Compare Matt 5:32.

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

10 The disciples said to him, “If this is the situation between a husband and wife, it is better not to marry.”

11 Jesus replied, “Not everyone can accept this word, but only those to whom it has been given.(B)

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