John 4:18

An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

because you have had five husbands, and the man you are now living with is not [really] your husband. So, you have told the truth.”

Cross References

Mark 10:12

And if she herself divorces her husband and marries another [man], she commits sexual unfaithfulness [toward him].”

John 4:16

Jesus replied to her, “Go call your husband and [then] come here.”

John 4:17

The woman said to Him, “I do not have a husband.” Jesus said to her, “You were right when you said, ‘I do not have a husband,’

John 4:19

[Then] the woman said to Jesus, “Sir, I perceive that you are a prophet.

Romans 7:3

So, if she lives with another man while her husband is still alive, she will be called an adulteress [i.e., a person who is sexually unfaithful to their mate]. But if her husband dies, she is legally free to marry another man without committing adultery.

Hebrews 13:4

Marriage should be considered honorable among all people and its sexual responsibilities should be faithfully kept. For God will judge [and condemn] those people who are sexually immoral and who are sexually unfaithful to their mates.