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Matthew 19:3

Marriage

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

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

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?

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

5 And 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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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Then some Pharisees came and tested Him by asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?”
KJV
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?
WEB
Pharisees came to him, testing him and saying, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?”
ASV
And there came unto him Pharisees, trying him, and saying, Is it lawful [for a man] to put away his wife for every cause?
DARBY
And the Pharisees came to him tempting him, and saying, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?
BLB
And Pharisees came to Him, testing Him and saying, “Is it lawful for a man to send away his wife for any cause?”
ÅB
Og fariseerne kom til ham, og testet ham og spurte: «Har en mann lov til å skille seg fra sin kone for en hvilken som helst grunn?»
OTB
Noen fariseere kom til ham for å teste ham og spurte: «Er det tillatt for en mann å skille seg fra sin kone av hvilken som helst grunn?»
B1930
Og fariseerne kom til ham, fristet ham og sa: Har en mann lov til å skille sig fra sin hustru for enhver saks skyld?

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  • Mark 10:2

    And the Pharisees came to him, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? tempting him.

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  • Hebrews 3:9

    When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my works forty years.

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  • Luke 11:53–54

    And as he said these things unto them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to urge him vehemently, and to provoke him to speak of many things:

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  • Mark 12:15

    Shall we give, or shall we not give? But he, knowing their hypocrisy, said unto them, Why tempt ye me? bring me a penny, that I may see it.

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  • Matthew 5:31–32

    It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:

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  • Matthew 22:16–18

    And they sent out unto him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, Master, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, neither carest thou for any man: for thou regardest not the person of men.

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  • Matthew 22:35

    Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying,

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  • Mark 12:13

    And they send unto him certain of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, to catch him in his words.

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