Bible Verses About Remarrying an Ex Spouse
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for remarrying an ex spouse, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 57,534 votes, led by 1 Corinthians 7:10-11. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Remarrying an Ex Spouse
1 Corinthians 7:10-111,345 votes
And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband:
Luke 16:181,307 votes
Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and whosoever marrieth her that is put away from her husband committeth adultery.
Deuteronomy 24:1-41,291 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.
Matthew 19:91,212 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.
Matthew 5:321,182 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.
Hebrews 13:41,149 votes
Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.
1 Corinthians 7:151,130 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.
Romans 7:2-31,118 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 10:111,106 votes
And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her.
Malachi 2:14-161,079 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 10:91,064 votes
What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
1 Corinthians 7:2-5968 votes
Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.
1 Corinthians 7:1-40967 votes
Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman.
Jeremiah 3:1950 votes
They say, If a man put away his wife, and she go from him, and become another man’s, shall he return unto her again? shall not that land be greatly polluted? but thou hast played the harlot with many lovers; yet return again to me, saith the Lord.
Mark 10:12934 votes
And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery.
Matthew 19:1-30933 votes
And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these sayings, he departed from Galilee, and came into the coasts of Judea beyond Jordan;
1 Corinthians 7:11922 votes
But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife.
Romans 12:2837 votes
And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
Hosea 3:1-3822 votes
Then said the Lord unto me, Go yet, love a woman beloved of her friend, yet an adulteress, according to the love of the Lord toward the children of Israel, who look to other gods, and love flagons of wine.
Mark 10:2-12768 votes
And the Pharisees came to him, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? tempting him.
Matthew 5:31-32750 votes
It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:
Deuteronomy 24:1-22729 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 7:39680 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.
John 4:17-18647 votes
The woman answered and said, I have no husband. Jesus said unto her, Thou hast well said, I have no husband:
Romans 7:2639 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.
What does the Bible say about remarrying an ex spouse?
Readers most often cite 1 Corinthians 7:10-11 on the subject of remarrying an ex spouse. Across 57,534 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Luke 16:18, Deuteronomy 24:1-4, Matthew 19:9. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.