Matthew 5:31 cites the divorce law from Deuteronomy that Jesus references here — providing the Scriptural background.

Matthew 5:32 records Jesus' earlier teaching on divorce exceptions — the very issue the Pharisees challenge him about here.

In Matthew 16:1, Pharisees and Sadducees come to test Jesus by asking for a sign, mirroring the testing motive in the divorce question.

Matthew 12:10 shows Pharisees testing Jesus about healing on Sabbath — a parallel testing scenario to the divorce question here.

Matthew 22:18 records another test from Pharisees about taxes — similar pattern of testing Jesus' teaching.

In Matthew 22:35, another Pharisee tests Jesus with a question about the greatest commandment, mirroring the testing dynamic here.

Malachi 2:14-16 records God's condemnation of divorce as breaking covenant — the OT background to the Pharisees' question here.

Mark 10:2 records the same event — Pharisees test Jesus on divorce with identical wording.

Luke 11:54 reveals their intent to catch Jesus in his words — exactly the motive behind the divorce question here.

In John 8:6, Pharisees test Jesus about the adulteress, aiming to accuse him — same motive as the divorce test.

Genesis 2:24 is the creation ordinance Jesus quotes directly — the foundation for his teaching on marriage here.

Malachi 2:16 specifically states 'I hate divorce' — the strongest OT statement against divorce, underlying this debate.

Mark 8:11 shows Pharisees testing Jesus by asking for a sign — another instance of their testing motive.

In Mark 12:13, Pharisees (with Herodians) test Jesus on paying taxes — another instance of the same trapping tactic.

Mark 12:15 shows Jesus perceiving their hypocrisy in the tax test, echoing the testing motive here.

In Luke 11:53, scribes and Pharisees urge and provoke Jesus with many questions — a similar testing pattern.