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- Chapter 10
- Verse 2
And the Pharisees came to him, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? tempting him.
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Gill's Exposition
And the: Pharisees came unto him,.... As they every where did; not to be instructed by him, but to ensnare him;
and asked him, is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? that is, as Matthew adds,…
See this question about divorce explained in the notes at Mat 19:1-12. Mar 10:12 And if a woman shall put away her husband - It would seem, from this, that a woman, among the Jews, had the power of…
Adam Clarke
Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? - See this question about divorce largely explained on Mat 19:3-12 (note).
Our Lord Jesus was an itinerant Preacher, did not continue long in a place, for the whole land of Canaan was his parish, or diocese, and therefore he would visit every part of it, and give…
Cambridge Bible
Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife "for every cause?" as St Matthew adds (Mat 19:3). On this point the rival schools of Hillel and Shammai were divided, the former adopting the more lax, the…
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