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.
I'm telling you straight up, if you divorce your wife for any reason other than cheating and then marry someone else, you're committing adultery. And if you marry someone who got divorced for other reasons, you're doing the same thing.
Marriage isn't something you can just walk away from whenever things get hard.
📚 Historical Context
In the historical context, Jesus was responding to the Pharisees who were testing Him on the topic of divorce, drawing from the Mosaic law in Deuteronomy that allowed it for reasons like indecency. This discussion occurred in a Jewish culture where divorce was practiced but debated among rabbis, with varying interpretations on valid grounds. Jesus used this opportunity to reaffirm God's original intent for marriage as a lifelong union, as described in the creation account of Genesis.
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