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Matthew 5:32
But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, brings adultery upon her. And he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
from Divorce, Matthew 5:31-32
What it says

Jesus says divorce outside sexual immorality brings adultery, and remarriage to a divorced woman commits adultery.

What it is doing

The verse narrows the allowance and warns against misuse.

In context

31It has also been said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.’ 32But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, brings adultery upon her. And he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.