Matthew 19:3
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“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?”
πειράζω
To tempt, to test, to try. Peirazo. He was tempted in every way just as we are yet was without sin. Jesus was tested in every area of human weakness. He understands your struggle.
πᾶς
every
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πᾶς
All, every, whole, any. Pas. All things work together for good. All authority has been given to Me. All the promises of God are yes in Christ. God thinks in absolutes of blessing.
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ἔξεστι
is it lawful
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ἔξεστι
so also neuter present participle of the same (with or without some form of G1510 (εἰμί) expressed); impersonally, it is right (through the figurative idea of being out in public)
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λέγω
saying
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λέγω
To say, to speak with authority. Jesus said and it was so. When Jesus speaks everything listens. His words carry the weight of creation behind them.
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Φαρισαῖος
Pharisees
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Φαρισαῖος
a separatist, i.e. exclusively religious; a Pharisean, i.e. Jewish sectary
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γυνή
a wife
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γυνή
a woman; specially, a wife
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εἰ
If
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εἰ
if, whether, that, etc.
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