“Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?”

I wonder if those asking Jesus this question really want an answer, or maybe they already have their answer but they want to see what shocking thing Jesus might say to make people angry with him again. In typical Jewish fashion Jesus answers their question with one of his own. It was a favorite technique of mine with high school language students.

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