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NASB | John 4:18 for you have had five husbands, and the one whom you now have is not your husband; this you have said truly." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 4:18 for you have had five husbands, and the man you are now living with is not your husband. You have said this truthfully." |
Bible Question: Does this mean husband as in officially married? I asked the question because me and a friend were having a discussion and she said that the woman was just living with all 5 men as if they were her husbands. I have always took it as if these were her husbands and the new man was just a live in boyfriend. But when she said this, I thought to myself is this true? Because in bibical days once a woman had sex with a man he became her husband, correct me if i'm wrong. I want to get clear on this maybe i'm over thinking the scriputure :) |
Bible Answer: The five were her real husbands, not live in boyfriends ... some presume she got a divorce from all five ... BUT the Bible dosen't say how her five marriages ended ... Her current man is a live in boyfriend. Having sex didn't mean they were married. When she married (a public ceremony) and her bridegroom found out she was not a virgin (something lost in private), it was grounds for divorce (Due 24:1ff, et. al.) |
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