Except for fornication (παρεκτος λογου πορνειας). This is the marginal reading in Westcott and Hort which also adds "maketh her an…

And I say to you. Emphasis should be laid here on the word I. This was the opinion of Jesus—this he proclaimed to be the law of h…

Whosoever shall put away his wife — The questions arising from this proclaimed law have been discussed in the notes on Matthew 5:3…

Fornication makes the guilty person a fit subject for just and lawful divorce, for it virtually annuls the marriage bond. In a case of fornication,…

St. John Chrysostom: Having stopped their mouths, He now set forth the Law with authority, saying, But I say unto you that…

Jesus gives what is called his famous “exception clause” here. What is the meaning of porneia (NIV “marital unfaithfulness”; KJV “fornication”; GK …

But I say to you. Mark relates that this was spoken to the disciples privately, when they had come into the house; but <…

And I say unto you
To his disciples, when they were with him alone in the house, and asked him more particularly abo…

The Pharisees were eager to draw something from Jesus that they could portray as contrary to the law of Moses. Cases about marriage have been numer…

In this pa age, it was shown how one comes to eternal life by the common way. Here, He teaches how one comes by the way of perfection. This way of …