The Pharisees and Sadducees approached, and tested him, asking him to show them a sign from heaven.
Matthew 19:3 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Some Pharisees approached him to test him. They asked, ‘Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife on any grounds? ’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And Pharisees came to Him and put Him to the test by asking, Is it lawful and right to dismiss and repudiate and divorce one's wife for any and every cause? American Standard Version (1901) And there came unto him Pharisees, trying him, and saying, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause? Common English Bible Some Pharisees came to him. In order to test him, they said, “Does the Law allow a man to divorce his wife for just any reason?” Catholic Public Domain Version And the Pharisees approached him, testing him, and saying, "Is it lawful for a man to separate from his wife, no matter what the cause?" Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And there came to him the Pharisees tempting him, and saying: Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause? |
The Pharisees and Sadducees approached, and tested him, asking him to show them a sign from heaven.
Some Pharisees came to test him, asking, ‘Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife? ’
Then they sent some of the Pharisees and the Herodians to Jesus to trap him in his words.
But knowing their hypocrisy, he said to them, ‘Why are you testing me? Bring me a denarius , to look at.’
They asked this to trap him, in order that they might have evidence to accuse him. Jesus stooped down and started writing on the ground with his finger.
To the married I give this command #– #not I, but the Lord #– #a wife is not to leave her husband.