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Bible in Basic English
And Pharisees came to him, testing him with the question, Is it right for a man to put away his wife?
New American Standard Bible
Some Pharisees came up to Jesus, testing Him, and began to question Him whether it was lawful for a man to
King James Version
And the Pharisees came to him, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? tempting him.
Holman Bible
Some Pharisees
International Standard Version
Some Pharisees came to test him. They asked, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?"
A Conservative Version
And the Pharisees having approached, they demanded of him if it is permitted for a man to divorce a wife, testing him.
American Standard Version
And there came unto him Pharisees, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? trying him.
Amplified
Pharisees came to Jesus to test Him [intending to trick Him into saying something wrong], and asked Him, “Is it lawful [according to Scripture] for a man to divorce his wife and send her away?”
An Understandable Version
Some Pharisees [i.e., a strict sect of the Jewish religion] came to Him [and attempted] to test Him by asking, "Is it permissible by the law of Moses for a man to divorce his wife?"
Anderson New Testament
And the Pharisees came to him, and that they might tempt him, asked him the question: Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife?
Common New Testament
The Pharisees came and in order to test him asked, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?"
Daniel Mace New Testament
then the Pharisees came and propos'd to him this insnaring question, is it lawful for a man to repudiate his wife?
Darby Translation
And Pharisees coming to him asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? (tempting him).
Godbey New Testament
And the Pharisees having come forward asked Him, If it is lawful for a man to send away his wife? tempting Him.
Goodspeed New Testament
Some Pharisees came up, and in order to test him asked him whether a man should be allowed to divorce his wife.
John Wesley New Testament
And the Pharisees coming asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife?
Julia Smith Translation
And the Pharisees having come near, asked him, if it is lawful for a man to loose his wife; tempting him.
King James 2000
And the Pharisees came to him, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? testing him.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And they asked him if it was permitted for a man to divorce [his] wife, [in order to] test him.
Modern King James verseion
And tempting Him, the Pharisees came to Him and asked Him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And the Pharisees came and asked him a question, whether it were lawful for a man to put away his wife, to prove him.
Moffatt New Testament
Now some Pharisees came up and asked him if a man was allowed to divorce his wife. This was to tempt him.
Montgomery New Testament
Presently some Pharisees came up and tested him, by asking if it was lawful for a man to divorce his wife.
NET Bible
Then some Pharisees came, and to test him they asked, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?"
New Heart English Bible
Pharisees came to him testing him, and asked him, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?"
Noyes New Testament
And the Pharisees came to him, and asked him whether it was lawful for a man to put away his wife, trying him.
Sawyer New Testament
And the Pharisees came and asked him, to try him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife?
The Emphasized Bible
And Pharisees coming near were questioning him - whether it is allowed a husband to divorce a wife, testing him.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And the Pharisees coming to him, put a question to him, Is it lawful for a husband to put away his wife? tempting him.
Twentieth Century New Testament
Presently some Pharisees came up and, to test him, asked: "Has a husband the right to divorce his wife?"
Webster
And the Pharisees came to him, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? tempting him.
Weymouth New Testament
Presently a party of Pharisees come to Him with the question--seeking to entrap Him, "May a man divorce his wife?"
Williams New Testament
Some Pharisees came up, and to test Him they began to ask Him whether a man should be allowed to divorce his wife.
World English Bible
Pharisees came to him testing him, and asked him, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?"
Worrell New Testament
And the Pharisees, corning to Him, were asking Him, "Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife!" tempting Him.
Worsley New Testament
And the pharisees came to Him and asked Him, "if it were lawful for a man to put away his wife," tempting Him.
Youngs Literal Translation
And the Pharisees, having come near, questioned him, if it is lawful for a husband to put away a wife, tempting him,
Themes
Christ » Slandered » Snares laid for
Christ » Touched by others » Tried by his enemies
Divorce » Why moses allowed divorce
Jesus Christ » History of » Interprets the law concerning marriage and divorce (in peraea)
Topics
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Mark 10:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
On Divorce
1 And he got up, and went into the country of Judaea on the other side of Jordan: and great numbers of people came together to him again; and, as was his way, he gave them teaching. 2 And Pharisees came to him, testing him with the question, Is it right for a man to put away his wife? 3 And he said to them in answer, What did Moses say you were to do?
Cross References
John 8:6
They said this, testing him, so that they might have something against him. But Jesus, with his head bent down, made letters on the floor with his finger.
Malachi 2:16
For I am against the putting away of a wife, says the Lord, the God of Israel, and against him who is clothed with violent acts, says the Lord of armies: so give thought to your spirit and do not be false in your acts.
Matthew 5:31-32
Again, it was said, Whoever puts away his wife has to give her a statement in writing for this purpose:
Matthew 9:34
But the Pharisees said, By the ruler of evil spirits, he sends evil spirits out of men.
Matthew 15:12
Then the disciples came and said to him, Did you see that the Pharisees were troubled when these words came to their ears?
Matthew 16:1
And the Pharisees and Sadducees came and, testing him, made a request to him to give them a sign from heaven.
Matthew 19:3
And certain Pharisees came to him, testing him, and saying, Is it right for a man to put away his wife for every cause?
Matthew 22:35
And one of them, a teacher of the law, put a question to him, testing him, and saying,
Matthew 23:13
But a curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! because you are shutting the kingdom of heaven against men: for you do not go in yourselves, and those who are going in, you keep back.
Mark 8:11
And the Pharisees came out and put questions to him, requesting from him a sign from heaven, testing him.
Mark 8:15
And he said to them, Take care to be on the watch against the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.
Luke 5:30
And the Pharisees and their scribes made protests against his disciples, saying, Why do you take food and drink with tax-farmers and sinners?
Luke 6:7
And the scribes and Pharisees were watching him to see if he would make him well on the Sabbath, so that they might be able to say something against him.
Luke 7:30
But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law were against the purpose of God for themselves, not having had his baptism.)
Luke 11:39
And the Lord said to him, You Pharisees make the outside of the cup and the plate clean; but inside you are thieves and full of evil.
Luke 11:53-54
And when he had come out of that place, the scribes and the Pharisees came round him angrily, questioning him about more things;
Luke 16:14
And the Pharisees, who had a great love of money, hearing these things, were making sport of him.
John 7:32
This discussion of the people came to the ears of the Pharisees; and the chief priests and the Pharisees sent servants to take him.
John 7:48
Have any of the rulers belief in him, or any one of the Pharisees?
John 11:47
Then the high priests and the Pharisees had a meeting and said, What are we doing? This man is doing a number of signs.
John 11:57
Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had given orders that if anyone had knowledge where he was, he was to give them word, so that they might take him.
1 Corinthians 7:10-11
But to the married I give orders, though not I but the Lord, that the wife may not go away from her husband
1 Corinthians 10:9
And let us not put the Lord to the test, as some of them did, and came to their death by snakes.