Matthew 5

King James Version (KJV)

31 Ref It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:

32 Ref 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.

33 Ref Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths:

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

31 Ref `And it was said, That whoever may put away his wife, let him give to her a writing of divorce;

32 Ref but I -- I say to you, that whoever may put away his wife, save for the matter of whoredom, doth make her to commit adultery; and whoever may marry her who hath been put away doth commit adultery.

33 Ref `Again, ye heard that it was said to the ancients: Thou shalt not swear falsely, but thou shalt pay to the Lord thine oaths;

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

31 Ref Again, it was said, Whoever puts away his wife has to give her a statement in writing for this purpose:

32 Ref But I say to you that everyone who puts away his wife for any other cause but the loss of her virtue, makes her false to her husband; and whoever takes her as his wife after she is put away, is no true husband to her.

33 Ref Again, you have knowledge that it was said in old times, Do not take false oaths, but give effect to your oaths to the Lord:

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