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Matthew 5:32

But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, brings adultery upon her. And he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

Matthew 5:32 BSB
  1. a Or causes her to commit adultery

Matthew 5:32 has 10 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 8 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Romans 7:3 (66 votes) and Luke 16:18 (26 votes). 13 other verses point back to it. It links with 6 other books, from Deuteronomy 24 to 1 Corinthians 7.

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Which verses does Matthew 5:32 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Romans 7:366 votes

    So then, if she is joined to another man while her husband is still alive, she is called an adulteress; but if her husband dies, she is free from that law and is not an adulteress if she marries another man.

  2. Luke 16:1826 votes

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

  3. 1 Corinthians 7:10–1124 votes

    To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband. But if she does, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife.

  4. 1 Corinthians 7:422 votes

    The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband. Likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife.

  5. Matthew 19:8–918 votes

    Jesus replied, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because of your hardness of heart. But it was not this way from the beginning. Now I tell you that whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery.”

  6. Mark 10:5–1214 votes

    But Jesus told them, “Moses wrote this commandment for you because of your hardness of heart. However, from the beginning of creation, ‘God made them male and female.’ …

  7. Malachi 2:14–1612 votes

    Yet you ask, “Why?” It is because the LORD has been a witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have broken faith, though she is your companion and your wife by covenant. Has not the LORD made them one, having a portion of the Spirit? And why one? Because He seeks godly offspring. So guard yourselves in your spirit and do not break faith with the wife of your youth. …

  8. Matthew 5:288 votes

    But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

  9. Luke 9:35-12 votes

    And a voice came from the cloud, saying, “This is My Son, whom I have chosen. Listen to Him!”

  10. Luke 9:30-13 votes

    Suddenly two men, Moses and Elijah, began talking with Jesus.

Which verses point to Matthew 5:32?

The 10 strongest of 13.