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← Divorce and Remarriage

Matthew 19:9

And I say to you: whoever divorces his wife, except for unchastity, and marries another, commits adultery; and he who marries a divorced woman, commits adultery.

Catholic Perspective

Jesus again condemns divorce and remarriage, likening it to adultery.

Common Objections

+JESUS MAKES AN EXCEPTION FOR “UNCHASTITY.”
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1 Corinthians 7:10-11

To the married I give charge, not I but the Lord, that the wife should not separate from her husband (but if she does, let her remain single or else be reconciled to her husband)—and that the husband should not divorce his wife.
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