Luke 16:18 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

`Every one who is sending away his wife, and marrying another, doth commit adultery; and every one who is marrying her sent away from a husband doth commit adultery.

English ASV

Every one that putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and he that marrieth one that is put away from a husband committeth adultery.

English Amplified

Whoever divorces (dismisses and repudiates) his wife and marries another commits adultery, and he who marries a woman who is divorced from her husband commits adultery.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

Whoever divorces (dismisses and repudiates) his wife and marries another commits adultery, and he who marries a woman who is divorced from her husband commits adultery.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

“Everyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and everyone who marries a woman divorced from her husband commits adultery.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

Every one who puts away his wife and marries another commits adultery; and every one that marries one put away from a husband commits adultery.

English EASY 2024

A man must not send his wife away and then marry another woman. If he does that, it is the same as if he had sex with another man's wife. Also, if a woman has left her husband, another man must not marry her. That is the same as if he had sex with another man's wife.’

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

"Any man who divorces his wife and marries another woman is guilty of adultery. And the man who marries a divorced woman is also guilty of adultery."

"Everyone who divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery, and he who marries a woman divorced from her husband commits adultery.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

“Any man who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery; and the man who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

English God's Word - GW 1995

"Any man who divorces his wife to marry another woman is committing adultery. The man who marries a woman divorced in this way is committing adultery.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

"Everyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and everyone who marries a woman divorced from her husband commits adultery.

English KJV 1611

Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and whosoever marrieth her that is put away from her husband committeth adultery.

English LSB

“Everyone who divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery, and he who marries a woman who is divorced from a husband commits adultery.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

“Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery, and whoever marries her who is divorced by her husband commits adultery.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

"Everyone who divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery, and he who marries one who is divorced from a husband commits adultery.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

"Everyone who divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery, and the one who marries a woman divorced from her husband commits adultery.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

“Everyone who divorces his wife and marries someone else commits adultery, and the one who marries a woman divorced from her husband commits adultery.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

"Anyone who divorces his wife and gets married to another woman commits adultery. Also, the man who gets married to a divorced woman commits adultery.

English NIV

"Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and the man who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

English NKJ 1982

“Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery; and whoever marries her who is divorced from her husband commits adultery.

English NLT

"Anyone who divorces his wife and marries someone else commits adultery, and anyone who marries a divorced woman commits adultery."

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

"Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery, and whoever marries a woman divorced from her husband commits adultery.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

“It is wrong for you to divorce your wife so that you can marry another—that is adultery. And when you take that one you lusted after as your wife, and contribute to the breakup of her marriage, you commit adultery again.”

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

“Every one who divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery, and he who marries a woman divorced from her husband commits adultery.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

“So anyone who divorces his wife and marries someone else commits adultery, and anyone who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.“

English Tyndale 1537

Whosoever forsaketh(putteth away) his wife, and marrieth another, breaketh matrimony. And every man which marrieth her that is divorced from her husband committeth advoutry(breaketh wedlock) also.