But suppose that married woman sleeps with another man while her husband is still alive. Then she is called a woman who commits adultery. But suppose her husband dies. Then she is free from that law. She is not guilty of adultery if she marries another man.

所以丈夫活着，她若归于别人，便叫淫妇；丈夫若死了，她就脱离了丈夫的律法，虽然归于别人，也不是淫妇。

所以丈夫还活着，她若跟了别的男人，就叫淫妇；丈夫若死了，她就脱离了律法，虽然跟了别的男人，也不是淫妇。

所以丈夫还活着，她若跟了别的男人，就叫淫妇；丈夫若死了，她就脱离了律法，虽然跟了别的男人，也不是淫妇。

丈夫还活着的时候，她若与别的男人发生性关系，便算淫妇。丈夫若死了，她就脱离了与丈夫的婚姻关系，即使改嫁，也不是淫妇。

所以，当丈夫还活着的时候，如果她归属别的男人，就称为淫妇；丈夫若死了，她就脱离了律法的约束，如果她归属别的男人，也不是淫妇。

由此可见，丈夫还活着的时候，她如果归向别的男人，就被称为淫妇；但如果丈夫死了，她就脱离那律法得了自由，即使归向别的男人，也不是淫妇。

所以丈夫活着，她若歸於別人，便叫淫婦；丈夫若死了，她就脫離了丈夫的律法，雖然歸於別人，也不是淫婦。

所以丈夫還活着，她若跟了別的男人，就叫淫婦；丈夫若死了，她就脫離了律法，雖然跟了別的男人，也不是淫婦。

所以丈夫還活着，她若跟了別的男人，就叫淫婦；丈夫若死了，她就脫離了律法，雖然跟了別的男人，也不是淫婦。

丈夫還活著的時候，她若與別的男人發生性關係，便算淫婦。丈夫若死了，她就脫離了與丈夫的婚姻關係，即使改嫁，也不是淫婦。

所以，當丈夫還活著的時候，如果她歸屬別的男人，就稱為淫婦；丈夫若死了，她就脫離了律法的約束，如果她歸屬別的男人，也不是淫婦。

所以丈夫還活着，她若歸於別的男人，便稱為淫婦；丈夫若死去，她就脫離了那法律而得自由了；歸於別的男人，也不是淫婦。

由此可見，丈夫還活著的時候，她如果歸向別的男人，就被稱為淫婦；但如果丈夫死了，她就脫離那律法得了自由，即使歸向別的男人，也不是淫婦。

是以夫在而他適者、謂之淫婦、夫死則見釋於律、雖他適不為淫、

夫在而他從、是謂淫婦、夫死則脫夫法、雖他從、不為淫、

夫在而從他人、是謂淫婦、夫死則釋於此法、雖從他人、不為淫婦、

其夫存而改適者、是謂不貞。若夫既死、則無復法律之拘束、雖再嫁亦不為失貞。

So then, if she has sexual relations with another man while her husband is still alive, she is called an adulteress. But if her husband dies, she is released from that law and is not an adulteress if she marries another man.

Accordingly, she will be called an adulteress if she lives with another man while her husband is alive. But if her husband dies, she is free from that law, and if she marries another man she is not an adulteress.

So while her husband is alive, she would be committing adultery if she married another man. But if her husband dies, she is free from that law and does not commit adultery when she remarries.

So then, if she is married to another man while her husband is living, she will be called an adulteress. But if her husband dies, she is free from that law. Then, if she is married to another man, she is not an adulteress.

So then, if while her husband is alive she gives herself to another man, she will be called an adulteress; but if her husband dies, she is free from the law, so that she is not an adulteress if she gives herself to another man.

So then if, while her husband lives, she marries another man, she will be called an adulteress; but if her husband dies, she is free from that law, so that she is no adulteress, though she has married another man.

So then if, while the husband liveth, she be joined to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if the husband die, she is free from the law, so that she is no adulteress, though she be joined to another man.

So then, if she gives herself to another man while her husband is living, she will be called an adulteress. But if her husband dies, she is free from that law. Then, if she gives herself to another man, she is not an adulteress.

So then if, while[ her] husband liveth, she be married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if her husband be dead, she is free from that law; so that she is no adulteress, though she be married to another man.

So then, if she is joined to another man while her husband is alive, she will be called an adulteress. But if her husband dies, she is free from that law, and if she is joined to another man, she is not an adulteress.

So then if, while the husband lives, she is joined to another man, she would be called an adulteress. But if the husband dies, she is free from the law, so that she is no adulteress, though she is joined to another man.

“ Do not commit adultery.

But here is what I tell you. Anyone who divorces his wife makes her a victim of adultery. And anyone who gets married to the divorced woman commits adultery. A man may divorce his wife only if she has not been faithful to him.

“ But at the beginning of creation, God‘ made them male and female.’( Genesis 1:27)‘ That’s why a man will leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife.The two of them will become one.’( Genesis 2:24) They are no longer two, but one.So no one should separate what God has joined together.”When they were in the house again, the disciples asked Jesus about this.He answered,“ What if a man divorces his wife and gets married to another woman? He commits adultery against her.And what if she divorces her husband and gets married to another man? She commits adultery.”

Suppose a man is seen sleeping with another man’s wife. Then the man and the woman must both die. Get rid of those evil people.Suppose a man happens to see a virgin in a town. And she has promised to marry another man. But the man who happens to see her sleeps with her.Then you must take both of them to the gate of that town. You must put them to death by throwing stones at them. You must kill the young woman because she was in a town and didn’t scream for help. And you must kill the man because he slept with another man’s wife. Get rid of those evil people.

The teachers of the law and the Pharisees brought in a woman. She had been caught committing adultery. They made her stand in front of the group.They said to Jesus,“ Teacher, this woman was caught sleeping with a man who was not her husband.In the Law, Moses commanded us to kill such women by throwing stones at them. Now what do you say?”

David heard that Nabal was dead. So he said,“ Give praise to the Lord. Nabal was rude to me. But the Lord stood up for me. He has kept me from doing something wrong. He has paid Nabal back for the wrong things he did.” Then David sent a message to Abigail. He asked her to become his wife.His servants went to Carmel. They said to Abigail,“ David has sent us to you. He wants you to come back with us and become his wife.”Abigail bowed down with her face toward the ground. She said,“ I am your servant. I’m ready to serve him. I’m ready to wash the feet of his servants.”Abigail quickly got on a donkey and went with David’s messengers. Her five female servants went with her. She became David’s wife.

“ Sir, I hope you will continue to be kind to me,” Ruth said.“ You have made me feel safe. You have spoken kindly to me. And I’m not even as important as one of your servants!”

Suppose another man has sex with her. And suppose this is hidden from her husband. No one knows she is not“ clean.” So there is no witness against her. And she has not been caught in the act.Suppose her husband becomes jealous. He does not trust his wife, and she is really“ unclean.” Or suppose he does not trust her even though she is“ clean.”Then he must take his wife to the priest. He must also bring an offering. It must be eight cups of barley flour. The offering is for his wife. He must not pour olive oil on it. And he must not put incense on it. It is a grain offering for being jealous. It calls attention to the wrong thing a person has done.“‘ The priest must have her stand in front of the Lord.He must pour some holy water into a clay jar. He must get some dust from the floor of the holy tent. And he must put it into the water.The priest must have the woman stand in front of the Lord. Then he must untie her hair. He must place in her hands the offering that calls attention to the wrong thing a person has done. It is the grain offering for being jealous. The priest must keep the bitter water with him. It is the water that brings a curse.Then the priest must have the woman give her word. He must say to her,“ Suppose no other man has had sex with you. And suppose you haven’t gone astray. You have kept yourself pure while you are married to your husband. Then may the bitter water that brings a curse not harm you.But suppose you have gone astray while you are married to your husband. You have made yourself‘ unclean.’ You have had sex with a man who isn’t your husband.”At that point the priest must put the woman under the curse that will come if she breaks her word. He must say,“ May the Lord cause you to become a curse among your people. You will become a curse when the Lord makes your body unable to have children.May this water that brings a curse enter your body. May it make your body unable to have children.”“‘ Then the woman must say,“ Amen. Let it happen.”“‘ The priest must write the curses on a scroll. He must wash them off in the bitter water.It is the water he will make the woman drink. It is bitter water that brings a curse. It will enter her body. And it will cause her to suffer bitterly.The priest must take from her hands the grain offering for being jealous. He must lift it up and wave it in front of the Lord. He must bring it to the altar.Then the priest must take a handful of the grain offering. It is the offering that calls attention to the wrong thing a person has done. The priest must burn it on the altar. After that, he must have the woman drink the water.Suppose she has made herself“ unclean.” She has not been faithful to her husband. And she has drunk the water that brings a curse. Then it will go into her body. It will cause her to suffer bitterly. It will make her body unable to have children. She will become a curse.Suppose the woman has not made herself“ unclean.” But suppose she is“ clean.” Then she will be free of guilt. And she will be able to have children.“‘ This is the law about being jealous. It applies to a woman who has gone astray. She has made herself“ unclean” while she is married to her husband.And it applies to a man who becomes jealous. He has doubts about his wife. The priest must have her stand in front of the Lord. He must apply the entire law to her.The husband will not be guilty of doing anything wrong. But the woman will be punished for her sin.’ ”

Don’t put younger widows on that kind of list. They might want pleasure more than they want Christ. Then they would want to get married again.If they do that, they will be judged. They have broken their first promise.Besides, they get into the habit of having nothing to do. They go around from house to house. They waste their time. They also bother other people and say things that make no sense. They shouldn’t say those things.So here is the advice I give to younger widows. Get married. Have children. Take care of your own homes. Don’t give the enemy the chance to tell lies about you.

“‘ Suppose a man commits adultery with his neighbor’s wife. Then the man and the woman must be put to death.