Bible Verses About Divorce and Remarriage
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for divorce and remarriage, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 279 votes, led by Matthew 5:32. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Divorce and Remarriage
Matthew 5:3234 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.
Luke 16:1830 votes
Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and whosoever marrieth her that is put away from her husband committeth adultery.
Matthew 19:928 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.
Malachi 2:1626 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.
Deuteronomy 24:1-422 votes
When a man hath taken a wife, and married her, and it come to pass that she find no favour in his eyes, because he hath found some uncleanness in her: then let him write her a bill of divorcement, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house.
1 Corinthians 7:1520 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.
1 Corinthians 7:3918 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.
Romans 7:215 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 7:10-1115 votes
And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband:
Mark 10:1213 votes
And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery.
Romans 7:1-313 votes
Know ye not, brethren, (for I speak to them that know the law,) how that the law hath dominion over a man as long as he liveth?
Matthew 5:31-3212 votes
It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:
Mark 10:11-1212 votes
And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her.
Genesis 2:2411 votes
Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
Matthew 19:3-910 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?
What does the Bible say about divorce and remarriage?
Readers most often cite Matthew 5:32 on the subject of divorce and remarriage. Across 279 votes, 15 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Luke 16:18, Matthew 19:9, Malachi 2:16. This page lists all 15 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.