Matthew 19:3

And there came unto him Pharisees, trying him, and saying, Is it lawful [for a man] to put away 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 great multitudes followed him; and he healed them there.

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

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Cross References

Matthew 5:31It was said also, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:

Matthew 22:16And they send to him their disciples, with the Herodians, saying, Teacher, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, and carest not for any one: for thou regardest not the person of men.

Mark 10:2And there came unto him Pharisees, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away [his] wife? trying him.

Mark 12:15Shall we give, or shall we not give? But he, knowing their hypocrisy, said unto them, Why make ye trial of me? bring me a denarius, that I may see it.

John 8:6And this they said, trying him, that they might have [whereof] to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote 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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