Matthew 19:3

The Passion Translation

The Pharisees were intent on putting Jesus to the test with difficult questions, so they approached him and asked, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?”

Cross References

Matthew 16:1

One day some of the Pharisees and those of the Jewish sect known as the Sadducees approached Jesus, insisting that he prove to them that he was the Messiah. “Show us a supernatural sign from heaven,” they demanded.

Matthew 22:35

Then one of them, a religious scholar, posed this question to test him:

Mark 10:2

At one point, some of the Pharisees came, seeking to entrap him with a question. “Tell us,” they asked, “is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?”

Mark 12:13

Then they sent a delegation of Pharisees, together with some staunch supporters of Herod, to entrap Jesus with his own words.

Mark 12:15

Jesus saw through their hypocrisy and said to them, “Why are you testing me? Show me one of the Roman coins.”

John 8:6

They were only testing Jesus because they hoped to trap him with his own words and accuse him of breaking the laws of Moses. But Jesus didn’t answer them. Instead he simply bent down and wrote in the dust with his finger.

1 Corinthians 7:10

And to those who are married, I give this charge—which is not mine, but the Lord’s —that the wife should not depart from her husband.

Hebrews 3:9

There your fathers tested me and tried my patience even though they saw my miracles for forty years they still doubted me!