Matthew 5:32

But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, brings adultery upon her. And he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
Matthew 5:32
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Original language (Greek)

ἐγὼ δὲ λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι πᾶς ὁ ἀπολύων τὴν γυναῖκα αὐτοῦ παρεκτὸς λόγου πορνείας ποιεῖ αὐτὴν μοιχευθῆναι· καὶ ὃς ἐὰν ἀπολελυμένην γαμήσῃ, μοιχᾶται.

  1. ἐγὼegō“I myself”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, nominative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G1473
  2. δὲde“however”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. λέγωlegō“say”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person singular · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
  4. ὑμῖνhumin“to you”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, dative, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  5. ὅτιhoti“that”
    Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754G
  6. πᾶςpas“everyone”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · “all” · Strong's G3956
  7. ὁho“who”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  8. ἀπολύωνapoluōn“is divorcing”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἀπολύω · “to release” · Strong's G0630H
  9. τὴνtēn“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  10. γυναῖκαgunaika“wife”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from γυνή · “woman” · Strong's G1135H
  11. αὐτοῦautou“of him”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  12. παρεκτὸςparektos“except”
    Preposition · from παρεκτός · “except” · Strong's G3924
  13. λόγουlogou“on account”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from λόγος · “word” · Strong's G3056
  14. πορνείαςporneias“of sexual immorality”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from πορνεία · “sexual sin” · Strong's G4202
  15. ποιεῖpoiei“causes”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ποιέω · “to do/make” · Strong's G4160G
  16. αὐτὴνautēn“her”
    Personal pronoun, accusative, singular, feminine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  17. μοιχευθῆναι·moicheuthēnai“to be adulterated;”
    Verb, aorist, passive, infinitive · from μοιχεύω · “to commit adultery” · Strong's G3431
  18. καὶkai“And”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  19. ὃςhos“who[ever]”
    Relative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
  20. ἐὰνean“if”
    Conditional · from ἐάν · “if” · Strong's G1437
  21. ἀπολελυμένηνapolelumenēn“divorced”
    Verb, perfect, passive, participle, accusative, singular, feminine · from ἀπολείπω · “to leave” · Strong's G0620
  22. γαμήσῃ,gamēsē“shall marry,”
    Verb, aorist, active, subjunctive, 3rd person singular · from γαμέω · “to marry” · Strong's G1060
  23. μοιχᾶται.moichatai“commits adultery.”
    Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from μοιχάω · “to commit adultery” · Strong's G3429
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)