The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “were questioning” (ἐπηρώτων) before Him here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds a longer phrase before Him: προσελθόντες οἱ Φαρισαῖοι ἐπηρώτησαν.
ΚαὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἐπηρώτωνepērōtōnand askedἐπερωτάω (eperōtaō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “and asked”, an ongoing action in the pastG1905I interrogate, question, demand of.and askedαὐτὸνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himεἰeiIs itεἰparticle — “Is it”G1487if.Is itἔξεστινexestinlawfulἔξεστι(ν)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “lawful”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1832it is permitted, lawful, possible.This verse uses “lawful”.lawfulἀνδρὶandrifor a manἀνήρ (anēr)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “for a man”, the to- or for-formG435a male human being; a man, husband.This verse uses “a man”.for a manγυναῖκαgunaikahis wifeγυνή (gunē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “his wife”, the object formG1135a woman, wife, my lady.This verse uses “wife”.his wifeἀπολῦσαιapolusaito releaseἀπολύω (apoluō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to release”, a single actionG630I release, let go, send away, divorce, am rid; mid: I depart.This verse uses “release”.πειράζοντεςpeirazontes? temptingπειράζω (peirazō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “? tempting”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3985I try, tempt, test.? temptingαὐτόνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.him
Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text
προσελθόντεςproselthontescame to himπροσέρχομαι (proserchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, second aorist active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “came to him”, a single actionG4334I come up to, come to, come near (to), approach, consent (to).οἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ΦαρισαῖοιpharisaioiPhariseeΦαρισαῖος (pharisaios)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “Pharisee”, the subject formG5330a Pharisee, one of the Jewish sect so called.ἐπηρώτησανepērōtēsanand askedἐπερωτάω (eperōtaō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “and asked”, an ongoing action in the pastG1905I interrogate, question, demand of.
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
And the Pharisees, having come near, questioned him, if it is lawful for a husband to put away a wife, tempting him,
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American Standard Version (1901)
And there came unto him Pharisees, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? trying him.
Young’s Literal Translation
And the Pharisees, having come near, questioned him, if it is lawful for a husband to put away a wife, tempting him,
World English Bible
Pharisees came to him testing him, and asked him, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?”
Darby Translation
And Pharisees coming to [him] asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away [his] wife? (tempting him).
Douay-Rheims
And the Pharisees coming to him asked him: Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? tempting him.
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