Mark 10:2
And some Pharisees approached and asked Him, “Is it lawful for a husband to put away his wife?” testing Him.
English Majority Text (NT)
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In Context
3But answering He said to them, “What did Moses command you?”
Cross References
Matthew 5:31“Furthermore it has been said, ‘ Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a divorce certificate.’
Matthew 15:12Then His disciples approached and said to Him, “You know that when the Pharisees heard this message they were offended?”
Matthew 19:3The Pharisees also came to Him, testing Him, and saying to Him, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for just any reason?”
Matthew 23:13“But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because you devour widows' houses, and for a pretense make long prayers. Therefore you will receive greater condemnation.
Mark 8:15Then He charged them, saying, “Look out, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.”
Luke 6:7And the scribes and Pharisees were observing if whether He would heal on the Sabbath, that they might find an accusation against Him.
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 →