Matthew 19:3

And there came to him the Pharisees tempting him, and saying: Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?

Douay-Rheims 1899

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 great multitudes followed him: and he healed them there.

4Who answering, said to them: Have ye not read, that he who made man from the beginning, Made them male and female? And he said:

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Cross References

Matthew 5:31And it hath been said, Whoseoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a bill of divorce.

Matthew 22:16And they sent to him their disciples with the Herodians, saying: Master, we know that thou art a true speaker, and teachest the way of God in truth, neither carest thou for any man: for thou dost not regard the person of men.

Mark 10:2And the Pharisees coming to him asked him: Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? tempting him.

Mark 12:15Who knowing their wiliness, saith to them: Why tempt you me? bring me a penny that I may see it.

John 8:6And this they said tempting him, that they might accuse him. But Jesus bowing himself down, wrote with his finger on the ground.

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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