DIVORCE AND REMARRIAGE - PART 4 (Luke 16:18)
“Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery; and whoever marries her who is divorced from her husband commits adultery."
Luke gave an abbreviated record of Jesus' teaching on divorce, emphasizing only the main issue. Matthew's fuller account makes it clear that He "permitted" divorce in cases where one's spouse was guilty of adultery (Matthew 5:31-32; 19:3-9). This countered the rabbi's doctrine, which permitted men to divorce their wives easily, and for almost any cause (Matthew 19:3)
“Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery; and whoever marries her who is divorced from her husband commits adultery."
Luke gave an abbreviated record of Jesus' teaching on divorce, emphasizing only the main issue. Matthew's fuller account makes it clear that He "permitted" divorce in cases where one's spouse was guilty of adultery (Matthew 5:31-32; 19:3-9). This countered the rabbi's doctrine, which permitted men to divorce their wives easily, and for almost any cause (Matthew 19:3)
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