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Matthew 5:32-34
Contemporary English Version
Matthew 5:32-34
Contemporary English Version
32 (A) But I tell you not to divorce your wife unless she has committed some terrible sexual sin.[a] If you divorce her, you will cause her to be unfaithful, just as any man who marries her is guilty of taking another man's wife.
Promises
33 (B) You know our ancestors were told, “Don't use the Lord's name to make a promise unless you are going to keep it.” 34 (C) But I tell you not to swear by anything when you make a promise! Heaven is God's throne, so don't swear by heaven.
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- 5.32 some terrible sexual sin: This probably refers to the laws about the wrong kinds of marriages that are forbidden in Leviticus 18.6-18 or to some serious sexual sin.
Matthew 5:32-34
New International Version
Matthew 5:32-34
New International Version
32 But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, makes her the victim of adultery, and anyone who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.(A)
Oaths
33 “Again, you have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘Do not break your oath,(B) but fulfill to the Lord the vows you have made.’(C) 34 But I tell you, do not swear an oath at all:(D) either by heaven, for it is God’s throne;(E)
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