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Mark 10:2

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¶ 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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  1. 1 Corinthians 7:10–11Rank 1 from verse 2
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    10And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband:

    11But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife.

  2. John 8:6Rank 2 from verse 2
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    6This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not.

  3. Luke 11:53–54Rank 3 from verse 2
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    53And as he said these things unto them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to urge him vehemently, and to provoke him to speak of many things:

    54Laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him.

  4. Matthew 23:13Rank 4 from verse 2
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    13¶ But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.

  5. 1 Corinthians 10:9Rank 5 from verse 2
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    9Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents.

  6. John 11:47Rank 6 from verse 2
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    47¶ Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many miracles.

  7. John 11:57Rank 7 from verse 2
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    57Now both the chief priests and the Pharisees had given a commandment, that, if any man knew where he were, he should shew it, that they might take him.

  8. John 7:32Rank 8 from verse 2
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    32¶ The Pharisees heard that the people murmured such things concerning him; and the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers to take him.

  9. John 7:48Rank 9 from verse 2
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    48Have any of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed on him?

  10. Luke 11:39Rank 10 from verse 2
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    39And the Lord said unto him, Now do ye Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup and the platter; but your inward part is full of ravening and wickedness.

  11. Luke 16:14Rank 11 from verse 2
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    14And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him.

  12. Luke 5:30Rank 12 from verse 2
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    30But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners?

  13. Luke 6:7Rank 13 from verse 2
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    7And the scribes and Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath day; that they might find an accusation against him.

  14. Luke 7:30Rank 14 from verse 2
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    30But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the counsel of God against themselves, being not baptized of him.

  15. Mark 8:11Rank 15 from verse 2
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    11And the Pharisees came forth, and began to question with him, seeking of him a sign from heaven, tempting him.

  16. Mark 8:15Rank 16 from verse 2
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    15And he charged them, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod.

  17. Matthew 15:12Rank 17 from verse 2
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    12Then came his disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying?

  18. Matthew 16:1Rank 18 from verse 2
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    1THE Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and tempting desired him that he would shew them a sign from heaven.

  19. Matthew 19:3Rank 19 from verse 2
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    3¶ 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?

  20. Matthew 22:35Rank 20 from verse 2
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    35Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying,

  21. Malachi 2:16Rank 21 from verse 2
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    16For the Lord, the God of Israel, saith that he hateth putting away: for one covereth violence with his garment, saith the Lord of hosts: therefore take heed to your spirit, that ye deal not treacherously.

  22. Matthew 5:31–32Rank 22 from verse 2
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    31It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:

    32But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.

  23. Matthew 9:34Rank 23 from verse 2
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    34But the Pharisees said, He casteth out devils through the prince of the devils.

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Mark 10:2

COMBINED MEANING

lawful

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Allowed, permitted, authorized, valid, right, or in agreement with the governing law or command applicable to the matter.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

put

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To place, set, lay, appoint, bring into a condition, or cause to be.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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tempting

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Present-participial or verbal-noun form of tempt. Sense 1: To try, test, put to the test. Sense 2: To entice toward evil.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

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10:2¶ 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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10:3And he answered and said unto them, What did Moses command you?

10:4And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away.

10:5And Jesus answered and said unto them, For the hardness of your heart he wrote you this precept.

10:6But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female.

10:7For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife;

10:8And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh.

10:9What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.

10:10And in the house his disciples asked him again of the same matter.

10:11And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her.

10:12And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery.

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