Parallel Verses
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?"
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?”
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]?"
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?
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 And large crowds followed him, and he healed them there. 3 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?" 4 And he answered them, "Have you not read that he who made them at the beginning 'made them male and female,'
Cross References
Matthew 5:31-32
"It has also been said, 'Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce.'
Matthew 16:1
Then the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and to test him they asked him to show them a sign from heaven.
Matthew 22:16-18
And they sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians, saying, "Teacher, we know that you are true, and teach the way of God in truth, and you care for no man; for you do not regard the position of men.
Matthew 22:35
And one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question, to test him.
Mark 10:2
The Pharisees came and in order to test him asked, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?"
Mark 12:13
Then they sent to him some of the Pharisees and the Herodians, to catch him in his words.
Mark 12:15
Should we pay them, or should we not?" But knowing their hypocrisy, he said to them, "Why do you put me to the test? Bring me a denarius, and let me look at it."
Luke 11:53-54
As he went away from there, the scribes and the Pharisees began to press him hard, and to provoke him to speak of many things,
John 8:6
They said this to test him, that they might have something of which to accuse him. But Jesus bent down and wrote on the ground with his finger.
Hebrews 3:9
where your fathers put me to the test and saw my works for forty years.