A.T. Robertson Commentary Mark 10:2

"And there came unto him Pharisees, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away [his] wife? trying him." — Mark 10:2 (ASV)

Tempting him (πειραζοντες). As soon as Jesus appears in Galilee the Pharisees attack him again (cf. 7:5; 8:11). Gould thinks that this is a test, not a temptation. The word means either , but their motive was evil. They had once involved the Baptist with Herod Antipas and Herodias on this subject. They may have some such hopes about Jesus, or their purpose may have been to see if Jesus will be stricter than Moses taught. They knew that he had already spoken in Galilee on the subject (Matthew 5:31f.).