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Mark 10:2

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2And they askedb him if it was permitted for a man to divorce hisc wife, in order to* test him.

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Footnotes

  1. bSome manuscripts have “And Pharisees came up and asked”
  2. cThe pronoun “his” is not in the Greek text but is implied
  3. *Here “in order to” is supplied as a component of the participle (“test”) which is understood as purpose

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And Pharisees came up and in order to test him asked, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Some Pharisees came and tested him by asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Some Pharisees came to test him, asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?”

NLTNew Living Translation

Some Pharisees came and tried to trap him with this question: “Should a man be allowed to divorce his wife?”

KJV 1900King James Version

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