Marriage Divorce Remarriage Matthew 19:3-9

Matthew 19:3 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?

Matthew 19:3 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?

Matthew 19:3 This exchange deals with: Putting away (divorce) Implies marriage For every cause?

What about the question in Matthew 19:3? Is it lawful for any cause? The answer of Jesus was: “No”

Matthew 19:3 Question KJV “for every cause” ASV “for every cause” NKJV “for just any reason” NASB “for any reason at all” NIV “for any and every reason” ESV “for any cause”

The Answer of Jesus Matthew 19:9 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

The Answer of Jesus Matthew 19:9 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

Where Is The Re-marriage? 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

Exception Allows Re-marriage 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 19:9 Exception KJV “fornication” ASV “fornication” NKJV “sexual immorality” ESV “sexual immorality” NASB “immorality” NIV “marital unfaithfulness”

Definition of Fornication (Webster) Sexual intercourse between two persons other than a man and his wife : sexual intercourse between a spouse and an unmarried person

Definition of Fornication (Thayer) PORNEIA Illicit sexual intercourse: from 1 Cor. 6:12ff, we learn how leniently converts among the heathen regarded this vice and how lightly they indulged in it

Definition of Fornication (Arndt & Gingrich) PORNEIA prostitution, unchastity, fornication, of every kind of unlawful sexual intercourse

Usage In New Testament It is a sin (1 Cor. 6:9-11, 18; 2 Cor. 12:21; Gal. 5:19-21) Transgression of law (1 Jn. 3:4) New Testament reveals as: Homosexuality (Jude 7) Adultery (Matt. 19:9) Pre-marital sex (1 Cor. 7:1-2) Incest (1 Cor. 5:1-2)

What about…….? I’m not happy Mate is a slob Won’t provide Is abusive I don’t love him/her anymore In the way Can’t get along Go home to Mama Change in appearance Immature Hasn’t grown with me Has different interests Selfish

Jesus said, “except it be for fornication” What about…….? I’m not happy Mate is a slob Won’t provide Is abusive I don’t love him/her anymore In the way Can’t get along Go home to Mama Change in appearance Immature Hasn’t grown with me Has different interests Selfish

The Application Of Matt. 19:9 The exception (fornication) only allows divorce and re-marriage for the innocent Divorce w/o exception is not approved Re-marriage w/o exception is not approved

Matthew 19:12 For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from their mother’s womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven’s sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it

Matthew 19:12 For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from their mother’s womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven’s sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it