Mark 10:2

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Some Pharisees wanted to test Jesus. So they came up to him and asked if it was right for a man to divorce his wife.

Cross References

Malachi 2:16

The LORD God All-Powerful of Israel hates anyone who is cruel enough to divorce his wife. So take care never to be unfaithful!

Matthew 15:12

Then his disciples came over to him and asked, “Do you know that you insulted the Pharisees by what you said?”

Matthew 16:1

The Pharisees and Sadducees came to Jesus and tried to test him by asking for a sign from heaven.

Matthew 19:3

Some Pharisees wanted to test Jesus. They came up to him and asked, “Is it right for a man to divorce his wife for just any reason?”

Matthew 22:35

One of them was an expert in the Jewish Law. So he tried to test Jesus by asking,

Matthew 23:13

You Pharisees and teachers of the Law of Moses are in for trouble! You're nothing but show-offs. You lock people out of the kingdom of heaven. You won't go in yourselves, and you keep others from going in.

Matthew 9:34

But the Pharisees said, “The leader of the demons gives him the power to force out demons.”

Mark 10:1

After Jesus left, he went to Judea and then on to the other side of the River Jordan. Once again large crowds came to him, and as usual, he taught them.

Mark 10:3

Jesus asked them, “What does the Law of Moses say about that?”

Mark 8:11

The Pharisees came out and started an argument with Jesus. They wanted to test him by asking for a sign from heaven.

Mark 8:15

Jesus warned them, “Watch out! Guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and of Herod.”

Luke 11:39

So the Lord said to him: You Pharisees clean the outside of cups and dishes, but on the inside you are greedy and evil.

Luke 16:14

The Pharisees really loved money. So when they heard what Jesus said, they made fun of him.

Luke 5:30

The Pharisees and some of their teachers of the Law of Moses grumbled to Jesus' disciples, “Why do you eat and drink with those tax collectors and other sinners?”

Luke 6:7

Some Pharisees and teachers of the Law of Moses kept watching Jesus to see if he would heal the man. They did this because they wanted to accuse Jesus of doing something wrong.

Luke 7:30

But the Pharisees and the experts in the Law of Moses refused to obey God and be baptized by John.

John 11:47

Then the chief priests and the Pharisees called the council together and said, “What should we do? This man is performing a lot of miracles.

John 11:57

The chief priests and the Pharisees told the people to let them know if any of them saw Jesus. That is how they hoped to arrest him.

John 7:32

When the Pharisees heard the crowd arguing about Jesus, they got together with the chief priests and sent some temple police to arrest him.

John 7:48

Not one of the chief priests or the Pharisees has faith in him.

John 8:6

They asked Jesus this question, because they wanted to test him and bring some charge against him. But Jesus simply bent over and started writing on the ground with his finger.

1 Corinthians 10:9

And don't try to test Christ, as some of them did and were later bitten by poisonous snakes.