Matthew 19:3
Presently some Pharisees came up to him, and, to test him, said: “Has a man the right to divorce his wife for every cause?”
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2Great crowds followed him, and he cured them there.
4“Have not you read,” replied Jesus, “that at the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’
Cross References
Matthew 5:31It was also said — ‘Let any one who divorces his wife serve her with a notice of separation.’
Matthew 22:16They sent their disciples, with the Herodians, to say to him: “Teacher, we know that you are an honest man, and that you teach the way of God honestly, and are not afraid of any one; for you pay no regard to a man’s position.
Mark 10:2Presently some Pharisees came up and, to test him, asked: “Has a husband the right to divorce his wife?”
Mark 12:15Should we pay, or should we not pay?” Knowing their hypocrisy, Jesus said to them: “Why are you testing me? Bring me a florin to look at.”
John 8:6They said this to test him, in order to have a charge to bring against him. But Jesus stooped down, and wrote on the ground with his finger.
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 →