Mark 10:11-12

(KJV) And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her. {12} And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery.

(NIV) He answered, "Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her. {12} And if she divorces her husband and marries another man, she commits adultery."

(RSV) And he said to them, "Whoever divorces his wife and marries another, commits adultery against her; {12} and if she divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery."

(NASB) And He said to them, "Whoever divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her; {12} and if she herself divorces her husband and marries another man, she is committing adultery."

(CEV) He told them, "A man who divorces his wife and marries someone else is unfaithful to his wife. {12} A woman who divorces her hsuband and marries again is also unfaithful.

(EVD) Jesus answered, 'Any person who divorces his wife and marries another woman is guilty of sin against his wife. He is guilty of the sin of adultery. {12} And the woman who divorces her husband and marries another man is also guilty of adultery.

(Greek) (HG)
. . lego:G3004 . . hos:G3739 - ean:G1437 . apoluo:G630 apoluo:G630 . gune:G1135 . gameo:G1060 allos:G243 moichao:G3429 moichao:G3429 epi:G1909 .
(JESUS): I SPEAK (TELL)
3004. lego, leg'-o; a prim. verb; prop. to "lay" forth, i.e. (fig.) relate (in words [usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas G2036 and G5346 generally refer to an individual expression or speech respectively; while G4483 is prop. to break silence merely, and G2980 means an extended or random harangue]); by impl. to mean:--ask, bid, boast, call, describe, give out, name, put forth, say (-ing, on), shew, speak, tell, utter.
THAT
3739. hos, hos; includ. fem., he, hay; and neut., ho, ho; prob. a prim. word (or perh. a form of the art. G3588); the rel. (sometimes demonstrative) pron., who, which, what, that:--one, (an-, the) other, some, that, what, which, who (-m, -se), etc. See also G3757.
WHOSOEVER
1437. ean, eh-an'; from G1487 and G302; a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.; often used in connection with other particles to denote indefiniteness or uncertainty:--before, but, except, (and) if, (if) so, (what-, whither-) soever, though, when (-soever), whether (or), to whom, [who-] so (-ever). See G3361.
DIVORCES
630. apoluo, ap-ol-oo'-o; from G575 and G3089; to free fully, i.e. (lit.) relieve, release, dismiss (reflex. depart), or (fig.) let die, pardon, or (spec.) divorce:--(let) depart, dismiss, divorce, forgive, let go, loose, put (send) away, release, set at liberty.
A (HIS) WIFE
1135. gune, goo-nay'; prob. from the base of G1096; a woman; spec. a wife:--wife, woman.
TO MARRY
1060. gameo, gam-eh'-o; from G1062; to wed (of either sex):--marry (a wife).
ANOTHER (SOMEONE ELSE)
243. allos, al'-los; a prim. word; "else," i.e. different (in many applications):--more, one (another), (an-, some an-) other (-s, -wise).
COMMITS ADULTERY
3429. moichao, moy-khah'-o; from G3432; (mid.) to commit adultery:--commit adultery.
AGAINST (TOWARDS) [THE WIFE]
1909. epi, ep-ee'; a prim. prep. prop. mean. superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution [with the gen.], i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dat.) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the acc.) towards, upon, etc.:--about (the times), above, after, against, among, as long as (touching), at, beside, X have charge of, (be-, [where-]) fore, in (a place, as much as, the time of, -to), (because) of, (up-) on (behalf of) over, (by, for) the space of, through (-out), (un-) to (-ward), with. In compounds it retains essentially the same import, at, upon, etc. (lit. or fig.).
{12}
ALSO IN THIS CASE (AND IF)
1437. ean, eh-an'; from G1487 and G302; a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.; often used in connection with other particles to denote indefiniteness or uncertainty:--before, but, except, (and) if, (if) so, (what-, whither-) soever, though, when (-soever), whether (or), to whom, [who-] so (-ever). See G3361.
A (THE) WIFE
1135. gune, goo-nay'; prob. from the base of G1096; a woman; spec. a wife:--wife, woman.
DIVORCES
630. apoluo, ap-ol-oo'-o; from G575 and G3089; to free fully, i.e. (lit.) relieve, release, dismiss (reflex. depart), or (fig.) let die, pardon, or (spec.) divorce:--(let) depart, dismiss, divorce, forgive, let go, loose, put (send) away, release, set at liberty.
A (HER) HUSBAND
435. aner, an'-ayr; a prim. word [comp. G444]; a man (prop. as an individual male):--fellow, husband, man, sir.
TO MARRY
1060. gameo, gam-eh'-o; from G1062; to wed (of either sex):--marry (a wife).
SOMEONE ELSE (ANOTHER)
243. allos, al'-los; a prim. word; "else," i.e. different (in many applications):--more, one (another), (an-, some an-) other (-s, -wise).
COMMITS ADULTERY
3429. moichao, moy-khah'-o; from G3432; (mid.) to commit adultery:--commit adultery.

(NKJV) So He said to them, "Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her. {12} "And if a woman divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery."

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