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Source language
Original Greek   
λέγω δὲ ὑμῖν ⸀ὅτι ὃς ἂν ἀπολύσῃ τὴν γυναῖκα αὐτοῦ μὴ ἐπὶ πορνείᾳ καὶ γαμήσῃ ἄλλην μοιχᾶται ⸂καὶ ὁ ἀπολελυμένην γαμήσας μοιχᾶται⸃.
Greek - Transliteration via code library   
lego de umin roti os an apoluse ten gunaika autou me epi porneia kai gamese allen moikhatai [?]kai o apolelumenen gamesas moikhatai[?].

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
dico autem vobis quia quicumque dimiserit uxorem suam nisi ob fornicationem et aliam duxerit moechatur et qui dimissam duxerit moechatur

King James Variants
American King James Version   
And I say to you, Whoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, commits adultery: and whoever marries her which is put away does commit adultery.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, commits adultery: and whoever marries her who is put away does commit adultery.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery.
Authorized (King James) Version   
And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery.
New King James Version   
And I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery; and whoever marries her who is divorced commits adultery.”
21st Century King James Version   
And I say unto you, whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery; and whoso marrieth her who is put away doth commit adultery.”

Other translations
American Standard Version   
And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and he that marrieth her when she is put away committeth adultery.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English   
But I say to you, “Whoever divorces his wife apart from adultery and will take another, commits adultery, and whoever will take her who is divorced commits adultery.”
Darby Bible Translation   
But I say unto you, that whosoever shall put away his wife, not for fornication, and shall marry another, commits adultery; and he who marries one put away commits adultery.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
And I say to you, that whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and he that shall marry her that is put away, committeth adultery.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and he that marrieth her when she is put away committeth adultery.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
And I say to you: whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery.”
God's Word   
I can guarantee that whoever divorces his wife for any reason other than her unfaithfulness is committing adultery if he marries another woman."
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
And I tell you, whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery."
International Standard Version   
I tell you that whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery."
NET Bible   
Now I say to you that whoever divorces his wife, except for immorality, and marries another commits adultery."
New American Standard Bible   
"And I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery."
New International Version   
I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery."
New Living Translation   
And I tell you this, whoever divorces his wife and marries someone else commits adultery--unless his wife has been unfaithful."
Webster's Bible Translation   
And I say to you, Whoever shall put away his wife, except for lewdness, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoever marrieth her who is put away, committeth adultery.
Weymouth New Testament   
And I tell you that whoever divorces his wife for any reason except her unfaithfulness, and marries another woman, commits adultery."
The World English Bible   
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."
EasyEnglish Bible   
But now I say to you: A man must not send his wife away and marry another woman. If he does that, it is the same as if he had sex with another man's wife. A man may only send his wife away if she has had sex with another man.’
Young‘s Literal Translation   
`And I say to you, that, whoever may put away his wife, if not for whoredom, and may marry another, doth commit adultery; and he who did marry her that hath been put away, doth commit adultery.'
New Life Version   
And I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for sex sins, and marries another, is guilty of sex sins in marriage. Whoever marries her that is divorced is guilty of sex sins in marriage.”
Revised Geneva Translation   
“Therefore, I say to you that whoever shall divorce his wife and marry another, unless it is for promiscuity, commits adultery. And whoever marries a divorcee ́, commits adultery.”
The Voice Bible   
Listen, friends: if you leave your wife, unless there is adultery, and then marry another woman, you yourself are committing adultery. Only if there is adultery can you divorce your wife.
Living Bible   
And I tell you this, that anyone who divorces his wife, except for fornication, and marries another, commits adultery.”
New Catholic Bible   
Now I say to you: if a man divorces his wife for any reason except if the marriage was unlawful and marries another, he commits adultery.”
Legacy Standard Bible   
And I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery.”
Jubilee Bible 2000   
And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication and shall marry another, commits adultery, and whosoever marries her that is put away commits adultery.
Christian Standard Bible   
I tell you, whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another commits adultery.”
Amplified Bible © 1954   
I say to you: whoever dismisses (repudiates, divorces) his wife, except for unchastity, and marries another commits adultery, and he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
New Century Version   
I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman is guilty of adultery. The only reason for a man to divorce his wife is if his wife has sexual relations with another man.”
The Message   
Jesus said, “Moses provided for divorce as a concession to your hard heartedness, but it is not part of God’s original plan. I’m holding you to the original plan, and holding you liable for adultery if you divorce your faithful wife and then marry someone else. I make an exception in cases where the spouse has committed adultery.”
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
I tell you that whoever divorces his wife, except on the grounds of her sexual immorality, and marries another woman is committing adultery.”
Mounce Reverse Interlinear New Testament   
But I say to you, whoever divorces · his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery.”
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
And I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for unchastity, and marries another commits adultery.”
New Matthew Bible   
I say therefore to you, whoever puts away his wife (unless it be for fornication) and marries another, breaks wedlock. And whoever marries her who is divorced, commits adultery.
Good News Translation®   
I tell you, then, that any man who divorces his wife for any cause other than her unfaithfulness, commits adultery if he marries some other woman.”
Wycliffe Bible   
And I say to you, that whoever leaveth his wife, but for fornication, and weddeth another, doeth lechery [doeth adultery]; and he that weddeth the forsaken wife, doeth lechery [doeth adultery].
New Testament for Everyone   
Let me tell you this: anyone who divorces his wife, except for immorality, and marries another woman, commits adultery.”
Contemporary English Version   
I say if your wife has not committed some terrible sexual sin, you must not divorce her to marry someone else. If you do, you are unfaithful.”
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
And I say to you: whoever divorces his wife, except for unchastity, and marries another, commits adultery; and he who marries a divorced woman, commits adultery.”
J.B. Phillips New Testament   
“It was because you knew so little of the meaning of love that Moses allowed you to divorce your wives! But that was not the original principle. I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife on any grounds except her unfaithfulness and marries some other woman commits adultery.”
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
And I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another commits adultery, and he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.”
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
And I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for unchastity, and marries another commits adultery.’
Common English Bible © 2011   
I say to you that whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual unfaithfulness, and marries another woman commits adultery.”
Amplified Bible © 2015   
I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery.”
English Standard Version Anglicised   
And I say to you: whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery.”
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
I say to you, whoever divorces his wife (unless the marriage is unlawful) and marries another commits adultery.”
New American Standard Bible   
And I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery.”
The Expanded Bible   
I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman ·is guilty of [commits] adultery. ·The only reason for a man to divorce his wife is if his wife has sexual relations with another man [L  …except in the case of sexual immorality].”
Tree of Life Version   
Now I tell you, whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery.”
Revised Standard Version   
And I say to you: whoever divorces his wife, except for unchastity, and marries another, commits adultery.”
New International Reader's Version   
Here is what I tell you. Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery. A man may divorce his wife only if she has not been faithful to him.”
BRG Bible   
And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery.
Complete Jewish Bible   
Now what I say to you is that whoever divorces his wife, except on the ground of sexual immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery!”
Worldwide English (New Testament)   
But I tell you this. No man may send his wife away unless she has committed adultery. If he does, and if he marries another woman, he commits adultery. And if a man marries a woman who has been sent away by her husband, he commits adultery.'
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
And I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for unchastity, and marries another commits adultery.’
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
But I [Moshiach] say to you that whoever, the case of zenut (fornication) being excepted, gives the get to his wife and marries another, is guilty of niuf (adultery).
Names of God Bible   
I can guarantee that whoever divorces his wife for any reason other than her unfaithfulness is committing adultery if he marries another woman.”
Modern English Version   
But I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery. And whoever marries her who is divorced commits adultery.”
Easy-to-Read Version   
I tell you that whoever divorces his wife, except for the problem of sexual sin, and marries another woman is guilty of adultery.”
International Children’s Bible   
I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman is guilty of adultery. The only reason for a man to divorce and marry again is if his first wife has been unfaithful to him.”
Lexham English Bible   
Now I say to you that whoever divorces his wife, except on the basis of sexual immorality, and marries another commits adultery, and whoever marries her who is divorced commits adultery.”
New International Version - UK   
I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery.’
Disciples Literal New Testament   
And I say to you that whoever sends-away his wife not based on sexual-immorality, and marries another, is committing-adultery”.