Matthew 19:9 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)
And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and he that marrieth her when she is put away committeth adultery.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
And I say to you, Whoever puts away his wife for any other cause than the loss of her virtue, and takes another, is a false husband: and he who takes her as his wife when she is put away, is no true husband to her.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
But I say unto you, that whosoever shall put away his wife, not for fornication, and shall marry another, commits adultery; and he who marries one put away commits adultery.
World English Bible (WEB)
I tell you that whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery; and he who marries her when she is divorced commits adultery."
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
`And I say to you, that, whoever may put away his wife, if not for whoredom, and may marry another, doth commit adultery; and he who did marry her that hath been put away, doth commit adultery.'
| And | λέγω | legō | LAY-goh |
| I say | δὲ | de | thay |
| unto you, | ὑμῖν | hymin | yoo-MEEN |
| ὅτι | hoti | OH-tee | |
| Whosoever | ὃς | hos | ose |
| ἂν | an | an | |
| away put shall | ἀπολύσῃ | apolysē | ah-poh-LYOO-say |
| his | τὴν | tēn | tane |
| wife, | γυναῖκα | gynaika | gyoo-NAY-ka |
| except | αὐτοῦ | autou | af-TOO |
| it be | εἰ | ei | ee |
| for | μὴ | mē | may |
| fornication, | ἐπὶ | epi | ay-PEE |
| and | πορνείᾳ | porneia | pore-NEE-ah |
| shall marry | καὶ | kai | kay |
| another, | γαμήσῃ | gamēsē | ga-MAY-say |
| committeth adultery: | ἄλλην | allēn | AL-lane |
| and | μοιχᾶται | moichatai | moo-HA-tay |
| marrieth whoso | καὶ | kai | kay |
| her | ὁ | ho | oh |
| which is put away | ἀπολελυμένην | apolelymenēn | ah-poh-lay-lyoo-MAY-nane |
| doth commit adultery. | γαμήσας | gamēsas | ga-MAY-sahs |
| μοιχᾶται | moichatai | moo-HA-tay |