Bible Verses About Marrying a Divorced Person
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for marrying a divorced person, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 629 votes, led by Luke 16:18. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Marrying a Divorced Person
Luke 16:1880 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 5:3264 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.
Romans 7:252 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.
Mark 10:1245 votes
And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery.
1 Corinthians 7:10-1144 votes
And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband:
Matthew 19:943 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 Corinthians 7:1539 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.
Mark 10:11-1234 votes
And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her.
Hebrews 10:2631 votes
For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,
Malachi 2:1629 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 7:1-4025 votes
Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman.
1 Corinthians 7:224 votes
Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.
Matthew 19:3-923 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?
1 Corinthians 7:3920 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.
1 Corinthians 7:2717 votes
Art thou bound unto a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife.
Mark 10:1114 votes
And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her.
Genesis 6:1-2212 votes
And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them,
1 Corinthians 7:2812 votes
But and if thou marry, thou hast not sinned; and if a virgin marry, she hath not sinned. Nevertheless such shall have trouble in the flesh: but I spare you.
Matthew 19:611 votes
Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
Colossians 3:2010 votes
Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.
What does the Bible say about marrying a divorced person?
Readers most often cite Luke 16:18 on the subject of marrying a divorced person. Across 629 votes, 20 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Matthew 5:32, Romans 7:2, Mark 10:12. This page lists all 20 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.