Misinterpretations often treat this as an absolute prohibition on all divorce without exceptions, overlooking allowances for marital unfaithfulness in Matthew 19:9 or abandonment by an unbeliever in 1 Corinthians 7:15; some apply it only to husbands, ignoring its application to both parties; others use it to condemn all remarried people indiscriminately without regard for repentance, context, or pre-Christian marriages, leading to legalism rather than grace-filled restoration.
Luke 16:18
King James Version (1769)
18 Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and whosoever marrieth her that is put away from her husband committeth adultery.
Jesus declares the permanence of marriage in God's eyes, stating that anyone who divorces their spouse and marries another commits adultery, and likewise the one who marries a divorced person does the same, emphasizing that marital vows create an unbreakable bond that reflects divine faithfulness and prohibits remarriage after divorce as it violates this covenant.