Matthew 19:3
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Then some Pharisees came and tested Him by asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?””
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“Then some Pharisees came and tested Him by asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?”
King James Version · Public Domain“And there came unto him Pharisees, trying him, and saying, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And the Pharisees came near to him, tempting him, and saying to him, `Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Matthew 19:3 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Malachi 2:14Yet you ask, “Why?” It is because the LORD has been a witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have broken faith, though she is your companion and your wife by covenant.
- Matthew 5:31It has also been said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.’
- Matthew 16:1Then the Pharisees and Sadducees came and tested Jesus by asking Him to show them a sign from heaven.
- Matthew 22:16They sent their disciples to Him along with the Herodians. “Teacher,” they said, “we know that You are honest and that You teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You seek favor from no one, because You pay no attention to external appearance.
- Matthew 22:35One of them, an expert in the law, tested Him with a question:
- Mark 10:2Some Pharisees came to test Him. “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?” they inquired.
- Mark 12:13Later, they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to catch Jesus in His words.
- Mark 12:15But Jesus saw through their hypocrisy and said, “Why are you testing Me? Bring Me a denarius to inspect.”
- Luke 11:53As Jesus went on from there, the scribes and Pharisees began to oppose Him bitterly and to ply Him with questions about many things,
- John 8:6They said this to test Him, in order to have a basis for accusing Him. But Jesus bent down and began to write on the ground with His finger.
- Hebrews 3:9where your fathers tested and tried Me, and for forty years saw My works.
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