Mark 10:2

And the Pharisees came to him, and, tempting him, inquired if it were lawful for a man to divorce his wife.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

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 he arose from there, and came to the border of Judaea, on the other side the Jordan. And great multitudes came to him there; and again he instructed them, as he was accustomed.

3He said to them: What did Moses command you?

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Cross References

Matthew 5:31It hath been said, That if a man will put away his wife, he must give her a writing of divorcement.

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

Matthew 19:3And Pharisees came to him, and tempted him and said: Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for every cause?

Matthew 23:13Woe to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites: for ye devour the houses of widows, under the disguise of protracting your prayers. Therefore ye shall receive greater condemnation.

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

Luke 6:7And the Scribes and Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath; that they might be able to accuse 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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