Parallel Verses
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 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?
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?"
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, and he healed them there. 3 Then some Pharisees came to him in order to test him. They asked, "Is it lawful to divorce a wife for any cause?" 4 He answered, "Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator made them male and female,
Cross References
Malachi 2:14-16
Yet you ask, "Why?" The Lord is testifying against you on behalf of the wife you married when you were young, to whom you have become unfaithful even though she is your companion and wife by law.
Matthew 5:31-32
"It was said, 'Whoever divorces his wife must give her a legal document.'
Matthew 16:1
Now when the Pharisees and Sadducees came to test Jesus, they asked him to show them a sign from heaven.
Matthew 22:16-18
They sent to him their disciples along with the Herodians, saying, "Teacher, we know that you are truthful, and teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You do not court anyone's favor because you show no partiality.
Matthew 22:35
And one of them, an expert in religious law, asked him a question to test him:
Mark 10:2
Then some Pharisees came, and to test him they asked, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?"
Mark 12:13
Then they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to trap him with his own words.
Mark 12:15
But he saw through their hypocrisy and said to them, "Why are you testing me? Bring me a denarius and let me look at it."
Luke 11:53-54
When he went out from there, the experts in the law and the Pharisees began to oppose him bitterly, and to ask him hostile questions about many things,
John 8:6
(Now they were asking this in an attempt to trap him, so that they could bring charges against him.) Jesus bent down and wrote on the ground with his finger.
Hebrews 3:9
"There your fathers tested me and tried me, and they saw my works for forty years.