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Berean Standard Bible

“Then some Pharisees came and tested Him by asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?””

Matthew 19:3

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Jesus has crossed into Judea, and large crowds follow him. Some Pharisees come to test him on a hotly debated issue.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Then some Pharisees came and tested Him by asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?”

World English Bible (WEB)

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

King James Version (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?

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?

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And certain Pharisees came to him, testing him, and saying, Is it right for a man to put away his wife for every cause?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And the Pharisees came near to him, tempting him, and saying to him, 'Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?'

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Entonces se llegaron á él los Fariseos, tentándole, y diciéndole: ¿Es lícito al hombre repudiar á su mujer por cualquiera causa?

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Varios fariseos, en una entrevista, trataron de hacerlo caer en la trampa de decir algo que luego ellos pudieran utilizar contra él. ―¿Apruebas el divorcio? —le preguntaron.

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