Bible Verses About Can a Pastor Divorce and Remarry
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These are the Bible verses most often cited for can a pastor divorce and remarry, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 1,716 votes, led by Matthew 19:9. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Can a Pastor Divorce and Remarry
Matthew 19:9176 votes
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.
1 Timothy 3:2175 votes
A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;
Luke 16:18125 votes
Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and whosoever marrieth her that is put away from her husband committeth adultery.
1 Corinthians 7:10-11119 votes
And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband:
Titus 1:6110 votes
If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.
Matthew 5:32109 votes
But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.
1 Timothy 3:12109 votes
Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.
1 Corinthians 7:39103 votes
The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.
Malachi 2:1692 votes
For the Lord, the God of Israel, saith that he hateth putting away: for one covereth violence with his garment, saith the Lord of hosts: therefore take heed to your spirit, that ye deal not treacherously.
1 Corinthians 7:1581 votes
But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart. A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases: but God hath called us to peace.
Matthew 5:31-3270 votes
It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:
Mark 10:11-1269 votes
And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her.
Matthew 19:4-652 votes
And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female,
Hebrews 13:444 votes
Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.
1 Corinthians 7:10-1642 votes
And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband:
1 Corinthians 7:10-1530 votes
And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband:
Romans 7:2-328 votes
For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to her husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of her husband.
1 Corinthians 7:27-2828 votes
Art thou bound unto a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife.
Matthew 19:3-925 votes
The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?
Mark 10:2-1225 votes
And the Pharisees came to him, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? tempting him.
Matthew 19:624 votes
Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
Romans 7:224 votes
For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to her husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of her husband.
Malachi 2:14-1620 votes
Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because the Lord hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously: yet is she thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant.
Mark 10:912 votes
What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
1 Corinthians 9:512 votes
Have we not power to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other apostles, and as the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?
What does the Bible say about can a pastor divorce and remarry?
Readers most often cite Matthew 19:9 on the subject of can a pastor divorce and remarry. Across 1,716 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including 1 Timothy 3:2, Luke 16:18, 1 Corinthians 7:10-11. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.