Now the Pharisees and Sadducees came and tested Jesus, asking him to show them a sign from heaven.
Matthew 19:3 - The Text-Critical English New Testament Then the Pharisees came up to Jesus and tested him by asking him, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any 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? |
Now the Pharisees and Sadducees came and tested Jesus, asking him to show them a sign from heaven.
Then some Pharisees came up to Jesus and tested him by asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?”
Later they sent to him some of the Pharisees and the Herodians, to trap him in his speech.
Should we give, or should we not give?” But knowing their hypocrisy, Jesus said to them, “Why are you testing me? Bring me a denarius and let me look at it.”
(They said this to test him, so that they might have something to accuse him of.) But Jesus stooped down and wrote with his finger on the ground, taking no notice.
Now to the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband
where your fathers tried me, tested me, and saw my works for forty years.