Matthew 19:3 - Compare All Versions
Matthew 19:3 MSG (The Message)
One day the Pharisees were badgering him: “Is it legal for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?”
Matthew 19:3 KJV (King James Version)
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 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
Some Pharisees came to Jesus, testing Him and asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason at all?”
Matthew 19:3 NCV (New Century Version)
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 ASV (American Standard Version)
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 NIV (New International Version)
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 NKJV (New King James Version)
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?”
Matthew 19:3 AMP (Amplified Bible)
And Pharisees came to Jesus, testing Him and asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for just any reason?”
Matthew 19:3 NLT (New Living Translation)
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 TPT (The Passion Translation)
The Pharisees were intent on putting Jesus to the test with difficult questions, so they approached him and asked, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?”
Matthew 19:3 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
And Pharisees came up to him and tested him by asking, “Is it lawful to divorce one’s wife for any cause?”