Matthew 5:32

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

I say

Matthew 5:28

Luke 9:30

Whosoever

1 Corinthians 7:4

General references

Mark 10:4

Luke 16:18

Bible References

I say

But I say to you, everyone who looks at a woman with an improper sexual desire for her [body], has already been sexually unfaithful to his mate in his heart.

Then suddenly two men were [seen] talking with Jesus. They were Moses and Elijah,

Whosoever

Jesus said to them, "Moses permitted you to divorce your wives [only] because of the rebellious spirits you [Jews] had. But this was not how it was [intended to be] from the beginning [i.e., when God created one woman for one man].

But Jesus said to them, "He wrote you this commandment [only] because of the rebellious spirit of you [Jews].

"Every person who divorces his wife and marries another woman becomes sexually unfaithful to her [i.e., because he is still regarded by God as married to his first wife. See Matt. 19:9]. And the person who marries someone who has been divorced by her husband commits sexual sin with her [i.e., because she is still rightfully married to her first husband].

So, if she lives with another man while her husband is still alive, she will be called an adulteress [i.e., a person who is sexually unfaithful to their mate]. But if her husband dies, she is legally free to marry another man without committing adultery.

The wife does not have [sole] authority over her own [physical] body, but the husband [also has his right to it]. And in the same way, the husband also does not have [sole] authority over his own [physical] body, but the wife [i.e., has her right to it, as well].

General references

They replied, "Moses allowed us to provide a legal divorce decree and [then] to divorce her."