The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “maybe” (ἂν) before shall divorce here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “if” (ἐὰν) before shall divorce here.
καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andλέγειlegeihe saithλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he saith”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.he saithαὐτοῖςautoisunto themαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “unto them”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.unto themὋςhosWhosoeverὅςrelative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Whosoever”, the subject formG3739who, which, what, that.Whosoeverἂνanifἄνparticle — “if”G302an untranslatable word (under the circumstances, in that case, anyhow), the general effect of which is to make a statement contingent, which would otherwise be definite: it is thus regularly used with the subjunctive mood.ἀπολύσῃapolusēshall put awayἀπολύω (apoluō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “shall put away”, a single actionG630I release, let go, send away, divorce, am rid; mid: I depart.shall put awayτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.γυναῖκαgunaikawifeγυνή (gunē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “wife”, the object formG1135a woman, wife, my lady.This verse uses “wife”.wifeαὐτοῦautouherαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “her”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.herκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.γαμήσῃgamēsēto marryγαμέω (gameō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “to marry”, a single actionG1060I marry, used of either sex.ἄλληνallēnanotherἄλλος (allos)adjective, accusative, singular, feminine — “another”, the object formG243other, another (of more than two), different.This verse uses “another”.μοιχᾶταιmoichataito commit adulteryμοιχάομαι (moichaomai)verb, present middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “to commit adultery”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3429I commit adultery, not only of a married woman but of a married man.ἐπ’epuponἐπί (epi)preposition — “upon”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.αὐτήνautēnheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “he”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.
Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text
ἐὰνeanifἐάνparticle — “if”G1437if.
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
and he saith to them, 'Whoever may put away his wife, and may marry another, doth commit adultery against her;
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American Standard Version (1901)
And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her:
Young’s Literal Translation
and he saith to them, 'Whoever may put away his wife, and may marry another, doth commit adultery against her;
World English Bible
He said to them, “ Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her .
Darby Translation
And he says to them, Whosoever shall put away his wife and shall marry another, commits adultery against her.
Douay-Rheims
And he saith to them: Whosoever shall put away his wife and marry another, committeth adultery against her.
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