The Pharisees and Sadducees came to Jesus and tested him by asking him to show them a sign from heaven.
Matthew 19:3 - New International Version (Anglicised) Some Pharisees came to him to test him. They asked, ‘Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any and every reason?’ 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 came to Jesus and tested him by asking him to show them a sign from heaven.
Some Pharisees came and tested him by asking, ‘Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?’
Later they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to Jesus to catch him in his words.
Should we pay or shouldn’t we?’ But Jesus knew their hypocrisy. ‘Why are you trying to trap me?’ he asked. ‘Bring me a denarius and let me look at it.’
They were using this question as a trap, in order to have a basis for accusing him. But Jesus bent down and started to write on the ground with his finger.
To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): a wife must not separate from her husband.
where your ancestors tested and tried me, though for forty years they saw what I did.