Matthew 19:9 · WEB
“I tell you that whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery; and he who marries her when she is divorced commits adultery."”
— Matthew 19:9
Era
Life of Jesus (~30 AD)
Emotion
deciding
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narrative
Emotional genome
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Commandadulterydivorce exception
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