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Matthew 19:2-4
Lexham English Bible
Matthew 19:2-4
Lexham English Bible
2 And large crowds followed him, and he healed them there. 3 And Pharisees came up to him in order to[a] test him, and asked[b] if it was permitted for a man to divorce his wife for any cause. 4 And he answered and[c] said, “Have you not read that the one who created them[d] from the beginning made them male and female
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- Matthew 19:3 Here “in order to” is supplied as a component of the participle (“test”) which is understood as purpose
- Matthew 19:3 Here the participle (“asked”) is translated as a finite verb because of English style
- Matthew 19:4 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“answered”) has been translated as a finite verb
- Matthew 19:4 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
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