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Matthew 19:9

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.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “only” (εἰ) before except here.

λέγωlegōI sayλέγωverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “I say”, 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.This verse uses “say”.I sayδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ὑμῖνhuminunto youσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “unto you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.unto youὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.ὃςhosWhosoeverὅςrelative 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 awayτὴνtēnher whichὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “her which”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.her whichγυναῖκαgunaikawomanγυνή (gunē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “woman”, the object formG1135a woman, wife, my lady.αὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.μὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.ἐπὶepiuponἐπίpreposition — “upon”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.πορνείᾳporneiasexual sinπορνείαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “sexual sin”, the to- or for-formG4202fornication, whoredom; met: idolatry.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “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”.μοιχᾶταιmoichataidoth commit adulteryμοιχάομαι (moichaomai)verb, present middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “doth commit adultery”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3429I commit adultery, not only of a married woman but of a married man.doth commit adulteryκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἀπολελυμένηνapolelumenēnto releaseἀπολύω (apoluō)verb, perfect passive participle, accusative, singular, feminine — “to release”, a completed action with a present resultG630I release, let go, send away, divorce, am rid; mid: I depart.This verse uses “release”.γαμήσαςgamēsasto marryγαμέω (gameō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to marry”, a single actionG1060I marry, used of either sex.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.

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εἰeiifεἰconditional particle — “if”G1487if.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'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.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Young’s Literal Translation

'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.'

World English Bible

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 .”

Darby Translation

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.

Douay-Rheims

And I say to you, that whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and he that shall marry her that is put away, committeth adultery.

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