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Matthew 19:3

The Pharisees also came to Him, testing Him, and saying to Him, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for just any reason?”

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Matthew 19:3 — The New International Version (NIV)

Some Pharisees came to him to test him. They asked, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any and every reason?”

Matthew 19:3 — English Standard Version (ESV)

And Pharisees came up to him and tested him by asking, “Is it lawful to divorce one’s wife for any cause?”

Matthew 19:3 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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 — New Living Translation (NLT)

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

Matthew 19:3 — New Century Version (NCV)

Some Pharisees came to Jesus and tried to trick him. They asked, “Is it right for a man to divorce his wife for any reason he chooses?”

Matthew 19:3 — American Standard Version (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?

Matthew 19:3 — 1890 Darby Bible (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?

Matthew 19:3 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

Some Pharisees came to test him. They asked, “Can a man divorce his wife for any reason?” 

Matthew 19:3 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

Some Pharisees approached Him to test Him. They asked, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife on any grounds?”

Matthew 19:3 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Some Pharisees came to him, and to test him they asked, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any cause?”

Matthew 19:3 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

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.

Matthew 19:3 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

Some Pharisees came to put him to the test. They asked, “Does the Law allow a man to divorce his wife for any reason at all?”

Matthew 19:3 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

Some Pharisees came to Jesus, testing Him and asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason at all?”


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