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Bible Verses About marrying a divorced person

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What does the Bible say about marrying a divorced person? Browse 17 carefully selected verses that illuminate this biblical theme.

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TranslationKey Verse: Luke 16:18
King James (KJV)Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and whosoever marrieth her that is put away from her husband committeth adultery.

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Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and whosoever marrieth her that is put away from her husband committeth adultery.
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.
For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to her husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of her husband.
And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery.
And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband:
And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery.
But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart. A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases: but God hath called us to peace. to peace: Gr. in peace
And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her.
For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,
For the LORD, the God of Israel, saith that he hateth putting away: for one covereth violence with his garment, saith the LORD of hosts: therefore take heed to your spirit, that ye deal not treacherously. that he: or, if he hate her, put her away putting: Heb. to put away
Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman.
Nevertheless , to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.
The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?
The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.
Art thou bound unto a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife.
But and if thou marry, thou hast not sinned; and if a virgin marry, she hath not sinned. Nevertheless such shall have trouble in the flesh: but I spare you.
And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them,

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