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I tell you that whoever will put away his wife, except for sexual immorality, and will marry another, commits adultery; and he who marries her when she is put away commits adultery."
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Jesus' Divine Authority
Commentators emphasize that with the words "I say to you," Jesus asserts his divine authority. He is not merely offering an opinion but is restoring marriage to God's original, sacred design from creation. He elevates the standard beyond the temporary concession Moses made for human hardness of heart, re-establishing the "one flesh" union as the binding ideal for His followers.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
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…
Except for fornication (παρεκτος λογου πορνειας). This is the marginal reading in Westcott and Hort which also adds "maketh her an…
19th Century
Anglican
Whosoever shall put away his wife — The questions arising from this proclaimed law have been discussed in the notes on Matthew 5:3…
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Baptist
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,…
Jesus gives what is called his famous “exception clause” here. What is the meaning of porneia (NIV “marital unfaithfulness”; KJV “fornication”; GK …
16th Century
Protestant
But I say to you. Mark relates that this was spoken to the disciples privately, when they had come into the house; but <…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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…
13th Century
Catholic
In this passage, 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…
