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-# Connecting Statement:
-
-Jesus begins to teach about marriage and divorce.
-
 # came to him
 
 "came to Jesus"
 
 # testing him, saying to him
 
-Here "tested" is used in a negative sense. Alternate translation: "and challenged him by asking him" or "and wanted to trap him by asking him"
+"and challenged him by asking him" or "and wanted to trap him by asking him"