King James Version

Matthew 5:32

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.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “everyone who is divorcing” (πᾶς ὁ ἀπολύων) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “to be adulterated” (μοιχευθῆναι·) before And here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “maybe may divorce” (ἂν ἀπολύσῃ) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “to commit adultery” (μοιχᾶσθαι) before And here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “who[ever]” (ὃς) before if here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

ἐγὼegōIἐγώpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Iδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.λέγωlegōsayλέγωverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “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”.sayὑμῖνhuminunto 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”.Thatπᾶςpaswhosoeverπᾶςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “whosoever”, the subject formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.whosoeverὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἀπολύωνapoluōnshall put awayἀπολύω (apoluō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “shall put away”, an ongoing or repeated 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.herπαρεκτὸςparektosexceptπαρεκτόςpreposition — “except”G3924(a) adv. used as adj: besides, outside, without, left over, in addition, (b) prep: apart from, except.λόγουlogouwordλόγος (logos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “word”, the of-formG3056a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy.πορνείαςporneiassexual sinπορνεία (porneia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “sexual sin”, the of-formG4202fornication, whoredom; met: idolatry.ποιεῖpoieito doποιέω (poieō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to do”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.αὐτὴνautēnheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “he”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.μοιχευθῆναιmoicheuthēnaito commit adulteryμοιχεύω (moicheuō)verb, aorist passive infinitive — “to commit adultery”, a single actionG3431I commit adultery (of a man with a married woman, but also of a married man).to commit adulteryκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andὃςhoswhosoeverὅςrelative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “whosoever”, the subject formG3739who, which, what, that.whosoeverἐὰνeanifἐάνparticle — “if”G1437if.ἀπολελυμένηνapolelumenēnreleaseἀπολύω (apolýō)verb, perfect passive participle, accusative, singular, feminine — “release”, a completed action with a present resultG630I release, let go, send away, divorce, am rid; mid: I depart.This verse uses “release”.Strong’s files this form under G620 (ἀπολείπω, leave/forsake).γαμήσῃgamēsēshall marryγαμέω (gameō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “shall marry”, a single actionG1060I marry, used of either sex.shall marryμοιχᾶταιmoichataicommitteth adulteryμοιχάομαι (moichaomai)verb, present middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “committeth adultery”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3429I commit adultery, not only of a married woman but of a married man.committeth adultery

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ἂνanmaybeἄνarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “maybe”, the subject formG302an 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, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “shall put away”, an ongoing or repeated actionG630I release, let go, send away, divorce, am rid; mid: I depart.μοιχᾶσθαιmoichasthaito commit adulteryμοιχάω (moichaō)verb, aorist passive infinitive — “to commit adultery”, a single actionG3429I commit adultery, not only of a married woman but of a married man.ὃςhoswhosoeverὅςrelative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “whosoever”, the subject formG3739who, which, what, that.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

but I — I say to you, that whoever may put away his wife, save for the matter of whoredom, doth make her to commit adultery; and whoever may marry her who hath been put away doth commit adultery.

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American Standard Version (1901)

but I say unto you, that every one that putteth away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, maketh her an adulteress: and whosoever shall marry her when she is put away committeth adultery.

Young’s Literal Translation

but I — I say to you, that whoever may put away his wife, save for the matter of whoredom, doth make her to commit adultery; and whoever may marry her who hath been put away doth commit adultery.

World English Bible

but I tell you that whoever puts away his wife , except for the cause of sexual immorality , makes her an adulteress; and whoever marries her when she is put away commits adultery .

Darby Translation

But I say unto you, that whosoever shall put away his wife, except for cause of fornication, makes her commit adultery, and whosoever marries one that is put away commits adultery.

Douay-Rheims

But I say to you, that whosoever shall put away his wife, excepting for the cause of fornication, maketh her to commit adultery: and he that shall marry her that is put away, committeth adultery.

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