Matthew 19:3
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Then some Pharisees came and tested Him by asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?”
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Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?--Two rival schools (as we saw on Mat 5:31) were divided on this question--a delicate one, as DE WETTE pertinently remarks, in the dominions of Herod Antipas.
Open source ↗19:3 There were two divergent views on when one was allowed to divorce one’s wife. One group of Pharisees, following Rabbi Shammai, argued that divorce was allowed only in the case of adultery or other grave sin, while the other group, following Rabbi Hillel, contended that a man could divorce his wife for any reason, such as if she burned his dinner.
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Some Pharisees came to test Him. “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?” they inquired.
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One of them, an expert in the law, tested Him with a question:
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Then the Pharisees and Sadducees came and tested Jesus by asking Him to show them a sign from heaven.
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