Matthew 19:3

And the Pharisees came to Him, tempting Him, and saying to Him; Is it lawful for a man to send away his wife for any cause?

1902 William Baxter Godbey NT

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 He responding said to them, Have you not read, that the one having made them from the beginning made them male and female?

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Cross References

Matthew 5:31And it was said, Whosoever may send away his wife, let him give her a divorcement.

Matthew 22:16And they send to Him their own disciples along with the Herodians, saying, Teacher, we know that thou art true, and that thou art teaching the way of God in truth, and there is not a care to thee for any one; for thou dost not look into the face of men.

Mark 10:2And the Pharisees having come forward asked Him, If it is lawful for a man to send away his wife? tempting Him.

Mark 12:15And knowing their hypocrisy, He said to them, Why tempt ye me? Bring to me the denarion, that I may see it.

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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