Divorce question

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JohnH
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Re: Divorce question

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ken_sylvania wrote: ↑Mon May 25, 2026 1:51 pm
JohnH wrote: ↑Mon May 25, 2026 1:40 pm The exception clause rather clearly states that a man who remarries does not commit adultery if the exception applies.
And in the very next breath he says that anyone who marries a divorced woman is committing adultery. Matt's proposed interpretation of Paul's writing would have Paul saying that it's OK for the divorced woman to remarry even if her former husband did not.
Whilst I agree with MattY’s interpretation, the strictest possible reading is that a man who divorces his wife because of immorality can still remarry a different, not-previously-married woman.
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