Matthew 19:3

Then came vnto him the Pharises tempting him, and saying to him, Is it lawfull for a man to put away his wife vpon euery occasion?

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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 sayd vnto them, Haue ye not read, that hee which made them at the beginning, made them male and female,

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Cross References

Matthew 5:31It hath bene sayd also, Whosoeuer shall put away his wife, let him giue her a bill of diuorcement.

Matthew 22:16And they sent vnto him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, Master, we knowe that thou art true, and teachest the way of God truely, neither carest for any man: for thou considerest not the person of men.

Mark 10:2Then the Pharises came and asked him, if it were lawfull for a man to put away his wife, and tempted him.

Mark 12:15Should we giue it, or should we not giue it? but he knew their hypocrisie, and said vnto them, Why tempt ye me? Bring me a peny, that I may see it.

John 8:6And this they saide to tempt him, that they might haue, whereof to accuse him. But Iesus stouped downe, and with his finger wrote on the groud.

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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