Expositor's Bible Commentary Commentary Luke 16:18

"Every one that putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and he that marrieth one that is put away from a husband committeth adultery." — Luke 16:18 (ASV)

This brief excerpt from Jesus’ teaching on divorce and remarriage is included as an example of one aspect of the law that the Pharisees tended to minimize. The teaching is essentially the same as in Mt 5:32 (see comments), except that Luke (1) omits the phrase “except for marital unfaithfulness,” (2) says that the remarried man commits adultery rather than that he causes his first wife to do so, and (3) includes a comment about a man who marries a divorced woman.