Matthew 19:3

And Pharisees came to him, trying him, and saying to him, Is it permitted for a man to divorce his wife for every cause?

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In The King James Version

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?

In Context

2And many multitudes followed him and he healed them there.

4And having answered, he said to them, Have ye not read that he who made them from the beginning made them male and female,

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Cross References

Matthew 5:31And it was said, Whoever may divorce his wife, let him give her a divorce certificate.

Matthew 22:16And they send out their disciples to him, with the Herodians, saying, Teacher, we know that thou are true, and teach the way of God in truth, and it is not a concern to thee about a man, for thou look not to the personage of men.

Mark 10:2And the Pharisees having approached, they demanded of him if it is permitted for a man to divorce a wife, testing him.

Mark 12:15Should we give, or should we not give? But Jesus, knowing their hypocrisy, said to them, Why do ye test me? Bring me a denarius, so that I may see it.

John 8:6But they said this, trying him, so that they might have an accusation against him. But Jesus having stooped down, wrote on the ground with his finger, not pretending.

Matthew Henry on Matthew 19:2-3

Christ Leaves Galilee and Enters Judea. 1 And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these sayings, he departed from Galilee, and came into the coasts of Judea beyond Jordan; 2 And great multitudes followed him; and he healed them there. We have here an account of Christ's removal. Observe, 1. He left Galilee. There he had been brought up, and had spent the greatest part of his life in that remote despicable part of the country; it was only upon occasion of the feasts, that he came up to Jerusalem, and… Read the whole commentary →

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