Parallel Verses
An Understandable Version
Some Pharisees came to Him, [attempting] to put Him to a test. They said, "Is it permissible by the law of Moses for a man to divorce his wife for any reason [he chooses]?"
New American Standard Bible
Some Pharisees came to
King James Version
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?
Holman Bible
Some Pharisees approached Him to test Him. They asked, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife on any grounds?”
International Standard Version
Some Pharisees came to him in order to test him. They asked, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?"
A Conservative Version
And Pharisees came to him, trying him, and saying to him, Is it permitted for a man to divorce his wife for every cause?
American Standard Version
And there came unto him Pharisees, trying him, and saying, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?
Amplified
And Pharisees came to Jesus, testing Him and asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for just any reason?”
Anderson New Testament
And the Pharisees came to him to tempt him, and said to him: Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?
Bible in Basic English
And certain Pharisees came to him, testing him, and saying, Is it right for a man to put away his wife for every cause?
Common New Testament
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?"
Daniel Mace New Testament
The Pharisees likewise came to him, and maliciously propos'd this question, may a man lawfully put away his wife at discretion?
Darby Translation
And the Pharisees came to him tempting him, and saying, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?
Godbey New Testament
And the Pharisees came to Him, tempting Him, and saying to Him; Is it lawful for a man to send away his wife for any cause?
Goodspeed New Testament
And some Pharisees came up to him to test him, and they said, "Is it right for a man to divorce his wife for any cause?"
John Wesley New Testament
And the Pharisees came to him, tempting him and saying, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?
Julia Smith Translation
And the Pharisees came to him, tempting him, and saying to him, Is it lawful for a man to loose his wife for every cause
King James 2000
The Pharisees also came unto him, testing him, and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?
Lexham Expanded Bible
And Pharisees came up to him [in order to] test him, and asked if it was permitted for a man to divorce his wife for any cause.
Modern King James verseion
And the Pharisees came to Him, tempting Him and saying to Him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Then came unto him the Pharisees to tempt him, and said to him, "Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for all manner of causes?"
Moffatt New Testament
Then the Pharisees came up to tempt him. They asked, "Is it right to divorce one's wife for any reason?"
Montgomery New Testament
Presently some of the Pharisees came up to him, and made test of him by asking, "Is it right for a man to divorce his wife for every cause?"
NET Bible
Then some Pharisees came to him in order to test him. They asked, "Is it lawful to divorce a wife for any cause?"
New Heart English Bible
The Pharisees came, testing him, and saying, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?"
Noyes New Testament
And the Pharisees came to him, trying him, and saying, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?
Sawyer New Testament
And the Pharisees came to him to try him, and said, Is it lawful [for a man] to put away his wife for every cause?
The Emphasized Bible
And there came unto him Pharisees, testing him, and saying, - Whether is it allowed a man to divorce his wife, for every cause?
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And the Pharisees came to him, tempting him, and saying, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?
Twentieth Century New Testament
Presently some Pharisees came up to him, and, to test him, said: "Has a man the right to divorce his wife for every cause?"
Webster
The Pharisees also came to him, tempting him, and saying to him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?
Weymouth New Testament
Then came some of the Pharisees to Him to put Him to the proof by the question, "Has a man a right to divorce his wife whenever he chooses?"
Williams New Testament
And some Pharisees came up to Him, to try Him out with the question, "Is it right for a man to divorce his wife for any cause?"
World English Bible
Pharisees came to him, testing him, and saying, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?"
Worrell New Testament
And the Pharisees came to Him, tempting Him, and saying, "Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause"
Worsley New Testament
And the pharisees came to Him to ensnare Him, and asked Him, whether it was lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?
Youngs Literal Translation
And the Pharisees came near to him, tempting him, and saying to him, 'Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?'
Themes
Christ » Slandered » Snares laid for
Divorce » Sought on slight grounds
Husbands' » Duty of, to wives » To dwell with them for life
Jesus Christ » History of » Interprets the law concerning marriage and divorce (in peraea)
Pharisees » Come to jesus with questions
Pharisees » Christ » Tempted by, with questions about the law
Topics
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References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 19:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
On Divorce
2 Large crowds followed Him there and were healed by Him. 3 Some Pharisees came to Him, [attempting] to put Him to a test. They said, "Is it permissible by the law of Moses for a man to divorce his wife for any reason [he chooses]?" 4 And He answered them, "Have you not read [Gen. 1:27; 5:2] that when God created [mankind as] male and female,
Cross References
Matthew 5:31-32
It was also said [Deut. 24:1-3], 'Whoever divorces his wife, let it be done with a [legally binding] divorce decree, which he must give her.'
Matthew 16:1
The Pharisees and Sadducees came [and attempted] to test Jesus [by] asking Him to perform a [supernatural] sign from heaven.
Matthew 22:16-18
So, they sent their disciples, [along] with the Herodians to Him [Note: These were members of a political party favoring King Herod], saying, "Teacher, we know that you are sincere, and that you teach the truth about God's way. You do not care for [i.e., do not fear or give in to] anyone or allow the position of any person to influence you.
Matthew 22:35
One of them, a teacher of the law of Moses, asked Him a question [in an attempt] to test Him.
Mark 10:2
Some Pharisees [i.e., a strict sect of the Jewish religion] came to Him [and attempted] to test Him by asking, "Is it permissible by the law of Moses for a man to divorce his wife?"
Mark 12:13
Then the Pharisees sent certain ones of their number [See Matt. 22:15-16] along with the Herodians [Note: This refers to members of a political party favoring King Herod] to attempt to trap Him by what He said.
Mark 12:15
Should we pay it, or should we not pay it?" But Jesus was aware of their hypocrisy and said to them, "Bring me the coin so I can see it." [Note: The amount of this coin was equivalent to one day of a farm laborer's pay, or about $60-$84 in 1994].
Luke 11:53-54
And when Jesus left there [i.e., probably the Pharisee's house. See verse 37], the experts in the law of Moses and the Pharisees began opposing Him with hostility and bombarding Him with many questions,
John 8:6
They said this to test Him, in order to have a charge to bring against Him. But Jesus stooped down and wrote [something] on the ground [i.e., in the dirt] with His finger.
Hebrews 3:9
where your forefathers tried me and tested [my patience] when they saw what I did for forty years.