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Matthew 19:3

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?
Matthew 19:3 · King James Version

In other versions

  • And there came unto him Pharisees, trying him, and saying, Is it lawful `for a man' to put away his wife for every cause?

    ASV

  • And certain Pharisees came to him, testing him, and saying, Is it right for a man to put away his wife for every cause?

    BBE

  • And the Pharisees came to him tempting him, and saying, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?

    DBY

  • Pharisees came to him, testing him, and saying, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?"

    WEB

  • 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?'

    YLT

  • 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?

    ENG

  • 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?

    WBT

  • Then some Pharisees came and tested Him by asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?”

    BSB

In context

1And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these sayings, he departed from Galilee, and came into the coasts of Judaea beyond Jordan;

2And great multitudes followed him; and he healed them there.

3The 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?

4And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female,

5And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh?

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