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NASB | Matthew 19:12 "For there are eunuchs who were born that way from their mother's womb; and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by men; and there are also eunuchs who made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. He who is able to accept this, let him accept it." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 19:12 "For there are eunuchs who have been born that way from their mother's womb [making them incapable of consummating a marriage]; and there are eunuchs who have been made eunuchs by men [for royal service]; and there are eunuchs who have made themselves so for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. He who is able to accept this, let him accept it." |
Bible Question: Emmaus, can any (all) marriage contracts that have false pretenses be annulled without violating Scripture? Searcher |
Bible Answer: Searcher, Good question. I am not a secular or canon lawyer but I have some real practical working knowledge of both areas and particularly in the area of contract law because it is large part of the insurance claims buisness in which I am employed. Contracts that are entered into fraudulently or without the ability to fulfill the obligations of the contract are never real contracts and therefore null and void. A declaration of nullity is merely the legal statement of the fact that the contract was null and not a legal contract. Regarding marriage, there are a number of such impediments. Most common are impotence, mental incompetence, one party is already married, lack of lawful age to engage in a contract, coercion or lack of free consent, i.e. "shotgun marriages", contracting marriage without the intent or with known inability to have children without the other party being informed. Inability to have children on the part of one party or the other that was unknown and discovered only after the marriage is not a grounds for annulment. Can any true contact be based on false pretenses (a lie or lies)pertaining to the basic elements of the contract? Emmaus |