Luke 16:18

Luke 16:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and whosoever marrieth her that is put away from her husband committeth adultery.
• New International Version (NIV)“Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and the man who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Everyone who divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery, and he who marries a woman divorced from her husband commits adultery.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery; and whoever marries her who is divorced from her husband commits adultery.

Context of Luke 16:18

16“The Law and the [writings of the] Prophets were proclaimed until John; since then the gospel of the kingdom of God has been and continues to be preached, and everyone tries forcefully to go into it. 17Yet it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for a single stroke of a letter of the Law to fail and become void. “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery, and he who marries one who is divorced from her husband commits adultery. 19“Now there was a certain rich man who was habitually dressed in expensive purple and fine linen, and celebrated and lived joyously in splendor every day. 20And a poor man named Lazarus, was laid at his gate, covered with sores.

Luke 16:18 word by word

Πᾶς ὁ ἀπολύων τὴν γυναῖκα αὐτοῦ καὶ γαμῶν ἑτέραν μοιχεύει, καὶ ὁ ἀπολελυμένην ἀπὸ ἀνδρὸς γαμῶν μοιχεύει.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Whosoeverπᾶςpas · allG3956
• putteth awayἀπολύωapoluō · to release: releaseG630
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• wifeγυνήgunē · woman: wifeG1135
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• marriethγαμέωgameō · to marryG1060
• anotherἕτεροςheteros · otherG2087
• committeth adulteryμοιχεύωmoicheuō · to commit adulteryG3431
• fromἀπόapo · away fromG575
• husbandἀνήρanēr · man: husbandG435

Cross-references for Luke 16:18

• Matthew 5:32but I say to you that whoever divorces his wife, except on grounds of sexual immorality, causes her to commit adultery; and whoever marries a woman who has been divorced commits adultery.
• Matthew 19:9I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery.”
• Mark 10:11And He said to them, “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her;
• 1 Corinthians 7:4The wife does not have [exclusive] authority over her own body, but the husband shares with her; and likewise the husband does not have [exclusive] authority over his body, but the wife shares with him.

Commentaries on Luke 16:18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18Putteth away (or divorceth) his wife - See on Matthew 5:31, Matthew 5:32; (note); Matthew 19:9, Matthew 19:10; (note); Mark 10:12; (note); where the question concerning divorce is considered at large. These verses, from the 13th to the 18th inclusive, appear to be part of our Lord's sermon on the mount; and stand in a much better connection there than they do here; unless we suppose our Lord delivered the same discourse at different times and places…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18See the notes at Matthew 5:32. These verses occur in Matthew in a different order, and it is not improbable that they were spoken by our Saviour at different times. The design, here, seems to be to reprove the Pharisees for not observing the law of Moses, notwithstanding their great pretensions to external righteousness, and to show them that they had “really” departed from the law.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-18Verses 13-18 To this parable our Lord added a solemn warning. Ye cannot serve God and the world, so divided are the two interests. When our Lord spoke thus, the covetous Pharisees treated his instructions with contempt. But he warned them, that what they contended for as the law, was a wresting of its meaning: this our Lord showed in a case respecting divorce. There are many covetous sticklers for the forms of godliness, who are the bitterest enemies to…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18This example fits the context by showing that the authoritative words of Jesus interpreted and fulfilled the Old Testament law. Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery: The Old Testament allowed divorce but did not approve of it (Deuteronomy 24:1–4). In the time of Jesus, Jewish teachers debated what counted as valid grounds for divorce. The school of Shammai taught that a man could divorce his wife only for sexual…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 14-1814-18. covetous ... derided him--sneered at Him; their master sin being too plainly struck at for them to relish. But it was easier to run down than to refute such teaching.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 16:18

• Adultery
• Divorce
• Marriage

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Commentaries on Luke 16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings