Luke 16:18
Modern Translations
New International Version
"Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and the man who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

New Living Translation
“For example, a man who divorces his wife and marries someone else commits adultery. And anyone who marries a woman divorced from her husband commits adultery.”

English Standard Version
“Everyone who divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery, and he who marries a woman divorced from her husband commits adultery.

Berean Study Bible
Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

New American Standard Bible
“Everyone who divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery, and he who marries one who is divorced from a husband commits adultery.

NASB 1995
"Everyone who divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery, and he who marries one who is divorced from a husband commits adultery.

NASB 1977
“Everyone who divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery; and he who marries one who is divorced from a husband commits adultery.

Amplified Bible
“Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery, and he who marries one who is divorced from her husband commits adultery.

Christian Standard Bible
“Everyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and everyone who marries a woman divorced from her husband commits adultery.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
"Everyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and everyone who marries a woman divorced from her husband commits adultery.

Contemporary English Version
It is a terrible sin for a man to divorce his wife and marry another woman. It is also a terrible sin for a man to marry a divorced woman.

Good News Translation
"Any man who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery; and the man who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"Any man who divorces his wife to marry another woman is committing adultery. The man who marries a woman divorced in this way is committing adultery.

International Standard Version
Any man who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and the man who marries a woman divorced from her husband commits adultery."

NET Bible
"Everyone who divorces his wife and marries someone else commits adultery, and the one who marries a woman divorced from her husband commits adultery.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and whosoever marrieth her that is put away from her husband committeth adultery.

New King James Version
“Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery; and whoever marries her who is divorced from her husband commits adultery.

King James 2000 Bible
Whosoever puts away his wife, and marries another, commits adultery: and whosoever marries her that is put away from her husband commits adultery.

New Heart English Bible
Everyone who divorces his wife, and marries another, commits adultery. He who marries one who is divorced from a husband commits adultery.

World English Bible
Everyone who divorces his wife, and marries another, commits adultery. He who marries one who is divorced from a husband commits adultery.

American King James Version
Whoever puts away his wife, and marries another, commits adultery: and whoever marries her that is put away from her husband commits adultery.

American Standard Version
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.

A Faithful Version
Everyone who divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery; and everyone who marries a woman who is divorced from her husband commits adultery.

Darby Bible Translation
Every one who puts away his wife and marries another commits adultery; and every one that marries one put away from a husband commits adultery.

English Revised Version
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.

Webster's Bible Translation
Whoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery; and whoever marrieth her that is put away from her husband, committeth adultery.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Whosoeuer putteth away his wife, and marieth another, committeth adulterie: and whosoeuer marieth her that is put away from her husband, committeth adulterie.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Whosoeuer forsaketh his wyfe, and marieth another, committeth adulterie. And he that maryeth her that is deuorced from her husbande, committeth adulterie also.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Who so euer putteth awaye his wife, & marieth another, breaketh matrimonye: and he that marieth her which is deuorced fro hir hussbande, breaketh wedlocke also.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
Whosoever forsaketh his wyfe and marieth another breaketh matrimony. And every man which marieth her that is devorsed from her husbande committeth advoutry also.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Everyone who is sending his wife away, and marrying another, commits adultery; and everyone who is marrying her sent away from a husband commits adultery.

Berean Literal Bible
Everyone putting away his wife and marrying another commits adultery. And the one marrying her put away from a husband commits adultery.

Young's Literal Translation
'Every one who is sending away his wife, and marrying another, doth commit adultery; and every one who is marrying her sent away from a husband doth commit adultery.

Smith's Literal Translation
Every one loosing his wife, and marrying another, commits adultery: and every one marrying her having been loosed from the husband commits adultery.

Literal Emphasis Translation
Everyone divorcing his wife and marrying another commits adultery. And he marrying the one divorced away from a husband commits adultery.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Every one that putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and he that marrieth her that is put away from her husband, commmitteth adultery.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Everyone who divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery. And whoever marries her who has been divorced by her husband commits adultery.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
“Whoever divorces his wife and takes another commits adultery, and everyone who takes her who is divorced commits adultery.”

Lamsa Bible
He who divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery; and he who marries the one who is separated commits adultery.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
Whoever divorces his wife and marries another, commits adultery: and whoever marries her that is divorced, commits adultery.

Godbey New Testament
Every one sending away his wife, and marrying another, commits adultery; and the one marrying her who has been sent away by her husband commits adultery.

Haweis New Testament
Every one who putteth away his wife and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and every one who marrieth a woman divorced from her husband, committeth adultery.

Mace New Testament
whoever repudiates his wife, and marries another, is an adulterer, and he that marries her, that is repudiated by her husband, is an adulterer.

Weymouth New Testament
Every man who divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery; and he who marries her when so divorced from her husband commits adultery.

Worrell New Testament
"Every one who puts away his wife, and marries another, commits adultery; and he who marries a woman divorced from her husband, commits adultery.

Worsley New Testament
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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