Matthew 19:3 · 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
And great multitudes followed him; and he healed them there.
And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made {them} at the beginning made them male and female,
Matthew 19 — Context
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;
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?
Cross References
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.
Hebrews 3:9
When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my works forty years.
Matthew 22:35
Master, which {is} the great commandment in the law?
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:
Matthew 22:16-18
Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not?
Matthew 16:1
The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and tempting desired him that he would shew them a sign from heaven.
Matthew 5:31-32
It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:
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}. {penny: valuing of our money seven pence halfpenny}