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SBL Greek New Testament

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Matthew 19

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matthew.19.mt19Porneia

μὴ ἐπὶ πορνείᾳ

LEXICONSEXUAL_ETHICSMARRIAGETRANSLATIONmoderate confidence

How should the exception be rendered?

Porneia is a broad sexual-misconduct term; English options can be narrower or more interpretive than the Greek.

Why this default

‘On account of sexual immorality’ is default because it preserves porneia as a broad misconduct category without narrowing it beyond the word itself. ‘Unchastity’ is formal, while ‘illicit sexual union’ advances a specific interpretation.

Evidence

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Project defaultnot on account of sexual immorality

Project default · broad category

Alternativeexcept on account of unchastity

Formal English

Alternativeexcept for an illicit sexual union

Interpretive possibility

Reference roleStandardized inspectable reference; manuscript forks are independently reopened.

Revision historyNo decision-level revision has been recorded since the provenance ledger was introduced.

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