Mark 10:2

And the Pharisees came to him, and asked him, if it is lawful for a man to put away a wife, tempting him.

The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)

In The King James Version

And the Pharisees came to him, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? tempting him.

In Context

1AND rising up he goes thence into the borders of Judaea, and the further side of the Jordan. And again the multitudes come together to him; and as he was wont, he again taught them.

3And he answering said to them: What did Moses command you?

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Cross References

Matthew 5:31And it was said: Whoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement.

Matthew 15:12Then came to him his disciples, and said to him: Knowest thou that the Pharisees, when they heard the saying, were offended?

Matthew 19:3And the Pharisees came to him, tempting him and saying: Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?

Matthew 23:13But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men; for ye go not in, nor suffer those who are entering to go in[23:13]:

Mark 8:15And he charged them, saying: Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.

Luke 6:7And the scribes and Pharisees were watching, whether he would heal on the sabbath; that they might find an accusation against him.

Matthew Henry on Mark 10:2-13

The Doctrine of Divorce. 1 And he arose from thence, and cometh into the coasts of Judæa by the farther side of Jordan: and the people resort unto him again; and, as he was wont, he taught them again. 2 And the Pharisees came to him, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? tempting him. 3 And he answered and said unto them, What did Moses command you? 4 And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away. 5 And Jesus answered and said unto them, For the hardness of… Read the whole commentary →

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