Matthew Chapter 19, Verse 3
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3: και προσηλθον αυτω οι φαρισαιοι πειραζοντες αυτον και λεγοντες αυτω ει εξεστιν ανθρωπω απολυσαι την γυναικα αυτου κατα πασαν αιτιαν
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?
3: And there came to him the Pharisees tempting him, saying: Is it
lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?
The Pharisees also came. See Barnes "Mt 3:7".
Tempting him. This means, to get him, if possible, to express an opinion that should involve him in difficulty. There was the more art in this captious question which they proposed, as at that time the people were very much divided on the subject. A part, following the opinions of Hillel, said, that a man might divorce his wife for any offence, or any dislike he might have of her. See Barnes "Mt 5:31".
Others, of the school of Shammai, maintained, that divorce was unlawful, except in case of adultery. Whatever opinion, therefore, Jesus expressed, they expected that he would involve himself in difficulty with one of their parties.
