Matthew 19:3 — Bible Verse (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?”
Matthew 19:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Matthew 19:3 in 6 Bible Translations
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Matthew 19:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Pharisees came to him, testing him and saying, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?””
Matthew 19:3 — World English Bible
Matthew 19:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And there came unto him Pharisees, trying him, and saying, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause? ”
Matthew 19:3 — American Standard Version
Matthew 19:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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?'”
Matthew 19:3 — Young's Literal Translation
Matthew 19:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the Pharisees came to him tempting him, and saying, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause? ”
Matthew 19:3 — Darby Translation
Matthew 19:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then came vnto him the Pharises tempting him, and saying to him, Is it lawfull for a man to put away his wife vpon euery occasion?”
Matthew 19:3 — Geneva Bible
Matthew 19:3 in Context — Matthew 19
1 And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these sayings, he departed from Galilee, and came into the coasts of Judea beyond Jordan;
2 And great multitudes followed him; and he healed them there.
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?
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?
What Does Matthew 19:3 Mean?
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