Mark 10:4
They answered, “Moses permitted a man to write his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away.”
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away.
In Context
3“What did Moses command you?” He replied.
5But Jesus told them, “Moses wrote this commandment for you because of your hardness of heart.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 24:1If a man marries a woman, but she becomes displeasing to him because he finds some indecency in her, he may write her a certificate of divorce, hand it to her, and send her away from his house.
Jeremiah 3:1“If a man divorces his wife and she leaves him to marry another, can he ever return to her? Would not such a land be completely defiled? But you have played the harlot with many lovers— and you would return to Me?” declares the LORD.
Matthew 5:31It has also been said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.’
Matthew Henry on Mark 10:2-13
The Doctrine of Divorce. 1 And he arose from thence, and cometh into the coasts of Judæa by the farther side of Jordan: and the people resort unto him again; and, as he was wont, he taught them again. 2 And the Pharisees came to him, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? tempting him. 3 And he answered and said unto them, What did Moses command you? 4 And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away. 5 And Jesus answered and said unto them, For the hardness of… Read the whole commentary →