Mark 10:2

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Some Pharisees approached him to test him, asking, 'Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?'

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  • Matt 23:13 : 13 But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you shut the kingdom of heaven in people's faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor do you allow those entering to go in.
  • Luke 11:53-54 : 53 While He was saying these things to them, the scribes and Pharisees began to oppose Him fiercely and to question Him closely about many things, 54 lying in wait to catch Him in something He might say, to accuse Him.
  • John 8:6 : 6 They said this to test him, so they might have grounds to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down and began writing on the ground with his finger.
  • John 11:47 : 47 So the chief priests and the Pharisees convened a council and said, 'What are we going to do since this man is performing so many signs?'
  • John 11:57 : 57 Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had given orders that if anyone knew where he was, they should report it so that they could arrest him.
  • 1 Cor 7:10-11 : 10 To the married I give this command—not I, but the Lord: A wife must not separate from her husband. 11 But if she does, she must remain unmarried or be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife.
  • 1 Cor 10:9 : 9 We should not test Christ, as some of them did, and they were killed by snakes.
  • Luke 16:14 : 14 The Pharisees, who loved money, heard all this and sneered at him.
  • John 7:32 : 32 The Pharisees heard the crowd murmuring these things about Him, so the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers to arrest Him.
  • John 7:48 : 48 Have any of the rulers or Pharisees believed in Him?
  • Mark 8:11 : 11 The Pharisees came and began to argue with him, seeking a sign from heaven to test him.
  • Mark 8:15 : 15 Jesus warned them, 'Watch out! Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and the yeast of Herod.'
  • Luke 5:30 : 30 But the Pharisees and their scribes began to grumble to His disciples, "Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?"
  • Luke 6:7 : 7 The scribes and Pharisees were watching Him closely to see if He would heal on the Sabbath, so they could find an accusation against Him.
  • Luke 7:30 : 30 But the Pharisees and the experts in the law rejected God's plan for themselves, because they had not been baptized by him.
  • Luke 11:39 : 39 Then the Lord said to him, 'Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.
  • Mal 2:16 : 16 For the Lord, the God of Israel, says that He hates divorce, and He covers his garment with violence, says the Lord of Hosts. Therefore, guard yourselves in your spirit, and do not be unfaithful.
  • Matt 5:31-32 : 31 It has been said, 'Whoever divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.' 32 But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, causes her to commit adultery. And anyone who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
  • Matt 9:34 : 34 But the Pharisees said, 'He drives out demons by the ruler of the demons.'
  • Matt 15:12 : 12 Then the disciples came to him and told him, “Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this?”
  • Matt 16:1 : 1 The Pharisees and Sadducees came to Jesus and, testing Him, asked Him to show them a sign from heaven.
  • Matt 19:3 : 3 Some Pharisees came to him, testing him and asking, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?"
  • Matt 22:35 : 35 One of them, an expert in the law, tested him with a question,

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  • Matt 19:3-4
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    3Some Pharisees came to him, testing him and asking, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?"

    4He answered, "Have you not read that the Creator, from the beginning, made them male and female?"

  • Mark 10:3-5
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    3Jesus answered them, 'What did Moses command you?'

    4They replied, 'Moses permitted a man to write a certificate of divorce and send her away.'

    5Jesus said to them, 'He wrote this commandment for you because of the hardness of your hearts.'

  • Mark 8:11
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    11The Pharisees came and began to argue with him, seeking a sign from heaven to test him.

  • Matt 19:7-10
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    7They said to him, "Why then did Moses command that a certificate of divorce be given and the woman sent away?"

    8He said to them, "Moses allowed you to divorce your wives because of the hardness of your hearts, but it was not this way from the beginning."

    9I tell you, whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman, commits adultery. And whoever marries a divorced woman also commits adultery.

    10The disciples said to him, "If this is the situation between a husband and wife, it is better not to marry."

  • Matt 22:34-36
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    34But when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together.

    35One of them, an expert in the law, tested him with a question,

    36'Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?'

  • Mark 10:9-12
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    9'Therefore, what God has joined together, let no one separate.'

    10Back at the house, the disciples asked him again about this matter.

    11He told them, 'Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her.'

    12And if a woman divorces her husband and marries another man, she commits adultery.

  • Matt 16:1
    76%

    1The Pharisees and Sadducees came to Jesus and, testing Him, asked Him to show them a sign from heaven.

  • Matt 22:41
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    41While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them,

  • Matt 22:15-18
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    15Then the Pharisees went and plotted how they might trap him in his words.

    16And they sent their disciples to him along with the Herodians, saying, 'Teacher, we know that you are truthful and teach the way of God in truth. You do not care about anyone’s opinion, for you do not look at people’s appearances.'

    17Tell us, then, what you think: Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not?

    18But Jesus, perceiving their malice, said, 'Why are you testing me, you hypocrites?

  • Mark 10:1
    73%

    1Then Jesus left that place, went into the region of Judea and beyond the Jordan. Crowds gathered around him again, and as was his custom, he began teaching them once more.

  • Mark 2:24
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    24The Pharisees said to Jesus, 'Look, why are they doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath?

  • Luke 20:22-23
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    22Is it lawful for us to pay taxes to Caesar or not?'

    23But he perceived their craftiness and said to them, 'Why are you testing me?'

  • Luke 10:25-26
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    25And behold, an expert in the law stood up to test Him, saying, 'Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?'

    26He asked him, 'What is written in the Law? How do you read it?'

  • Mark 12:13-15
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    13Later, they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to trap him in his words.

    14When they came, they said to him, 'Teacher, we know that you are truthful and you don't show partiality to anyone, for you do not regard the appearance of people but teach the way of God truthfully. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not? Should we pay or shouldn't we?'

    15But knowing their hypocrisy, he said to them, 'Why are you testing me? Bring me a denarius so that I may see it.'

  • Matt 5:31-32
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    31It has been said, 'Whoever divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.'

    32But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, causes her to commit adultery. And anyone who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

  • John 8:3
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    3The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in adultery, and they placed her in the middle.

  • Luke 11:53
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    53While He was saying these things to them, the scribes and Pharisees began to oppose Him fiercely and to question Him closely about many things,

  • Luke 6:2
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    2Some of the Pharisees said to them, "Why are you doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath?"

  • Matt 15:1
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    1Then some Pharisees and teachers of the law came to Jesus from Jerusalem and said,

  • Matt 12:2
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    2But when the Pharisees saw this, they said to Him, 'Look, Your disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath.'

  • Luke 16:18
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    18Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and the man who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

  • Luke 20:2
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    2They said to him, 'Tell us, by what authority you do these things? Or who gave you this authority?'

  • Luke 14:3
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    3Jesus responded to the experts in the law and the Pharisees, asking, 'Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?'

  • Mark 3:6
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    6Immediately, the Pharisees went out and began to plot with the Herodians how they might kill Jesus.

  • Mark 12:18
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    18Some Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to him and questioned him.

  • Mark 7:1
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    1The Pharisees and some of the scribes, who had come from Jerusalem, gathered around Him.

  • John 8:5
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    5In the Law, Moses commanded us to stone such women. So what do you say?"

  • Matt 12:10
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    10And a man with a withered hand was there. They asked Jesus, 'Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?' so that they might accuse Him.

  • Deut 24:1
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    1If a man marries a woman but she does not find favor in his eyes because he finds something indecent about her, he may write her a certificate of divorce, give it to her, and send her away from his house.

  • Luke 20:27
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    27Some of the Sadducees, who deny that there is a resurrection, came to him and questioned him.

  • Matt 22:23
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    23That same day, the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to him and questioned him,