Matthew 19:3 — compare English translations
Compare translationsMatthew 19:3 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
Καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
προσῆλθον
prosérchomai
G4334
to draw near
αὐτῷ
autós
G846
he
οἱ
ho
G3588
the
Φαρισαῖοι
Pharisaîos
G5330
Pharisee
πειράζοντες
peirázō
G3985
to test
αὐτὸν
autós
G846
he
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
λέγοντες
légō
G3004
to say
εἰ
ei
G1487
if
ἔξεστιν
éxesti
G1832
it is lawful
ἀπολῦσαι
apolýō
G630
to release
τὴν
ho
G3588
the
γυναῖκα
gynḗ
G1135
woman
αὐτοῦ
autós
G846
he
κατὰ
katá
G2596
down
πᾶσαν
pâs
G3956
all
αἰτίαν
aitía
G156
cause
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
Pharisees came to him, testing him, and saying, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?"
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King James Version Public Domain
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?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Pharisees approached him, testing him, and saying whether it is lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).