Matthew 19:3

[In Matthew's thematic compilation, Jesus' teaching on divorce naturally follows immediately after he has spoken about humility and forgiveness. This placement clearly shows that God always wants restoration and reconciliation first and foremost; divorce is the last resort. Views on divorce varied among the different Jewish groups:
The strict Essenes who lived in the desert forbade divorce altogether. Rabbi Shammai allowed divorce in special cases. Rabbi Hillel had a liberal view and allowed divorce for a variety of reasons, even something as trivial as burnt food. Rabbi Akiba went so far as to say that a man could divorce his wife if he found a more attractive woman. It is possible that people wanted Rabbi Jesus to take a stand on the issue and thus disappoint one group or another. There may also have been an underlying motive to get Jesus to say something that would provoke the Roman leaders. The execution of John the Baptist was a direct consequence of his critical statements about Herod Antipas' divorce and remarriage, see Matt. 14:3–4.]

Some Pharisees came to Jesus to test him (tempt and trap him) and asked, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason (is there any legal reason for divorce)?"

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Nestle-Aland (NA)

καὶ   προσῆλθον   αὐτῷ   Φαρισαῖοι   πειράζοντες   αὐτὸν   καὶ   λέγοντες   εἰ   ἔξεστιν   ἀνθρώπῳ   ἀπολῦσαι   τὴν   γυναῖκα   αὐτοῦ   κατὰ   πᾶσαν   αἰτίαν;¶  

Textus Receptus (TR)

καὶ   προσῆλθον   αὐτῷ   οἱ   Φαρισαῖοι   πειράζοντες   αὐτὸν   καὶ   λέγοντες   αὐτῷ·   εἰ   ἔξεστιν   ἀνθρώπῳ   ἀπολῦσαι   τὴν   γυναῖκα   αὐτοῦ   κατὰ   πᾶσαν   αἰτίαν;¶  

Manuscript comments

NA has 18 words, TR has 20 (+2).



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Strongs nr Greek English Grammar Code
G2532
καὶ (kai)
And
Conj. Conjunktion
CONJ
G4334
προσῆλθον (proselthon)
came
VERB Verb
2nd aorist active ind. second aorist active indicative
pl. third person plural
V-2AAI-3P
G0846
αὐτῷ (ayto)
to Him
Personal Pron. Personal Pronoun
dative sing. dative singular masculine
P-DSM
G5330
Φαρισαῖοι (Pharisaioi)
Pharisees,
Noun Noun
nom. pl. Nominative plural masculine
Title (title)
N-NPM-T
G3985
πειράζοντες (peirazontes)
testing
VERB Verb
pres. active part. present active Participle
nom. pl. Nominative plural masculine
V-PAP-NPM
G0846
αὐτὸν (ayton)
Him
Personal Pron. Personal Pronoun
acc. sing. accusative singular masculine
P-ASM
G2532
καὶ (kai)
and
Conj. Conjunktion
CONJ
G3004
λέγοντες (legontes)
saying,
VERB Verb
pres. active part. present active Participle
nom. pl. Nominative plural masculine
V-PAP-NPM
G1487
εἰ (ei)
If
Cond. part./conj. Conditional Particle or Conjunction
COND
G1832
ἔξεστιν (exestin)
is it lawful
VERB Verb
pres. active ind. present active indicative
sing. third person singular
V-PAI-3S
G0444
ἀνθρώπῳ (anthropo)
for a man
Noun Noun
dative sing. dative singular masculine
N-DSM
G0630
ἀπολῦσαι (apolysai)
to divorce
VERB Verb
aorist active inf. aorist active infinitive
V-AAN
G3588
τὴν (ten)
the
Definite article Definite article
acc. sing. accusative singular feminine
T-ASF
G1135
γυναῖκα (gynaika)
a wife
Noun Noun
acc. sing. accusative singular feminine
N-ASF
G0846
αὐτοῦ (aytoy)
to him
Personal Pron. Personal Pronoun
gen. sing. genitive singular masculine
P-GSM
G2596
κατὰ (kata)
for
Preposition Preposition
PREP
G3956
πᾶσαν (pasan)
every
Adjective Adjective
acc. sing. accusative singular feminine
A-ASF
G0156
αἰτίαν;¶ (aitian;)
cause?
Noun Noun
acc. sing. accusative singular feminine
N-ASF

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