Matthew 5:32 (GNV)

Passage

But I say vnto you, whosoeuer shall put away his wife (except it be for fornication) causeth her to commit adulterie: and whosoeuer shall marrie her that is diuorced, committeth adulterie.

Nearby Context

Matthew 5:30 Also if thy right hand make thee to offend, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for better it is for thee that one of thy members perish, then that thy whole body should be cast into hell.

Matthew 5:31 It hath bene sayd also, Whosoeuer shall put away his wife, let him giue her a bill of diuorcement.

Matthew 5:32 But I say vnto you, whosoeuer shall put away his wife (except it be for fornication) causeth her to commit adulterie: and whosoeuer shall marrie her that is diuorced, committeth adulterie.

Matthew 5:33 Againe, ye haue heard that it was sayd to them of old time, Thou shalt not forsweare thy selfe, but shalt performe thine othes to the Lord.

Matthew 5:34 But I say vnto you, Sweare not at all, neither by heauen, for it is the throne of God:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "vnto", "whosoeuer", "shall", "away", "wife", "except", "fornication", and "causeth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "vnto" and "whosoeuer", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 31's "It hath bene sayd also Whosoeuer shall..." into verse 33's "Againe ye haue heard that it was...", so "vnto" and "whosoeuer" belong inside that flow. In Matthew context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "vnto" and "whosoeuer" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.