Matthew 19:3 Themes and Topics

And [when] the Pharisees and Sadducees came to test [him], they asked him to show them a sign from heaven. Verse Concepts

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. Verse Concepts

Then the Pharisees went {and consulted} so that they could entrap him with a statement. Verse Concepts

And the Pharisees came and began to argue with him, demanding from him a sign from heaven [in order to] test him. Verse Concepts

And they asked him if it was permitted for a man to divorce [his] wife, [in order to] test him. Verse Concepts

And they sent some of the Pharisees and the Herodians to him so that they could catch him unawares in a statement. Verse Concepts

plotting to catch him with reference to something {he might say}. Verse Concepts

And they watched [him] closely [and] sent spies who pretended they were upright, in order that they could catch him in a statement, so that they could hand him over to the authority and the jurisdiction of the governor. Verse Concepts

(Now they were saying this to test him, so that they would have [an occasion] to bring charges against him.) But Jesus, bending down, began to write with [his] finger on the ground, taking no notice. Verse Concepts

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. Verse Concepts

"And it was said, 'Whoever divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.' Verse Concepts

Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and shall cling to his wife, and they shall be as one flesh. Verse Concepts

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. And he answered [and] said, "Have you not read that the one who created [them] from the beginning made them male and female and said, 'On account of this a man will leave his father and his mother and will be joined to his wife, and the two will become one flesh'? read more.
So then, they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, man must not separate." They said to him, "Why then did Moses command [us] to give a document--a certificate of divorce--and to divorce her?" He said to them, "Moses, with reference to your hardness of heart, permitted you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it was not like this. Now I say to you that whoever divorces his wife, except on the basis of sexual immorality, and marries another commits adultery, and whoever marries her who is divorced commits adultery."

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. And he answered [and] said, "Have you not read that the one who created [them] from the beginning made them male and female and said, 'On account of this a man will leave his father and his mother and will be joined to his wife, and the two will become one flesh'? read more.
So then, they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, man must not separate." They said to him, "Why then did Moses command [us] to give a document--a certificate of divorce--and to divorce her?" He said to them, "Moses, with reference to your hardness of heart, permitted you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it was not like this. Now I say to you that whoever divorces his wife, except on the basis of sexual immorality, and marries another commits adultery, and whoever marries her who is divorced commits adultery." The disciples said to him, "If this is the case of a man with his wife, it would be better not to marry!" But he said to them, "Not everyone can accept this saying but [those] to whom it has been given. For there are eunuchs who were born as such from [their] mother's womb, and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by people, and there are eunuchs who have made themselves [eunuchs] for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. The one who is able to accept [this], let him accept [it]."

And they asked him if it was permitted for a man to divorce [his] wife, [in order to] test him. And he answered [and] said to them, "What did Moses command you?" So they said, "Moses permitted [a man] to write a certificate of divorce and to send [her] away." read more.
But Jesus said to them, "He wrote this commandment for you because of your hardness of heart. But from the beginning of creation 'he made them male and female. Because of this a man will leave his father and mother and will be joined to his wife, and the two will become one flesh,' so that they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, man must not separate." And in the house again the disciples began to ask him about this. And he said to them, "Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her. And if she divorces her husband [and] marries another, she commits adultery."

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. Verse Concepts

Then the Pharisees went {and consulted} so that they could entrap him with a statement. And they sent their disciples to him with the Herodians, saying, "Teacher, we know that you are truthful and teach the way of God in truth, and {you do not care what anyone thinks}, {because you do not regard the opinion of people}. Therefore tell us what you think. Is it permitted to pay taxes to Caesar or not?" read more.
But [because he] knew their maliciousness, Jesus said, "Hypocrites! Why are you testing me? Show me the coin for the tax!" So they brought him a denarius. And he said to them, "Whose image and inscription [is] this?" They said to him, "Caesar's." Then he said to them, "Therefore give to Caesar the things of Caesar, and to God the things of God!" And [when they] heard [this], they were astonished, and they left him [and] went away.

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. Verse Concepts

And one of them, a legal expert, put a question to [him] to test him: Verse Concepts

Then the Pharisees went {and consulted} so that they could entrap him with a statement. And they sent their disciples to him with the Herodians, saying, "Teacher, we know that you are truthful and teach the way of God in truth, and {you do not care what anyone thinks}, {because you do not regard the opinion of people}.

"Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. Verse Concepts

And [when] the Pharisees and Sadducees came to test [him], they asked him to show them a sign from heaven. Verse Concepts

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. Verse Concepts

but the Pharisees and the legal experts rejected the purpose of God for themselves, [because they] had not been baptized by him.) Verse Concepts

Now [when] Paul realized that one part were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, he shouted out in the Sanhedrin, "Men [and] brothers! I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees! I am being judged concerning the hope and the resurrection of the dead!" Verse Concepts

But a certain man stood up in the Sanhedrin, a Pharisee {named} Gamaliel, a teacher of the law respected by all the people, [and] gave orders to put the men outside for a short time. Verse Concepts

But [when he] saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, "Offspring of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath? Verse Concepts

saying, "The scribes and the Pharisees sit on the seat of Moses. Verse Concepts

Then Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem, saying, Verse Concepts