Mark 10:2
Some Pharisees came to see him. They tried to test him by asking the question, “Is divorce legal?”
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3“What did Moses tell you to do?” he asked in reply.
Cross References
Matthew 5:31The law also said, ‘If a man divorces his wife, he should give her a certificate of divorce.’
Matthew 15:12Then Jesus' disciples came to him and said, “You do realize that the Pharisees were offended by what you said.”
Matthew 19:3Some Pharisees came to test him. “Is a man allowed to divorce his wife for any reason?” they asked.
Matthew 23:13But what a disaster is coming on you religious teachers and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You slam shut the door of the kingdom of heaven in people's faces. You yourselves don't go in, yet you don't let anyone in who is trying to enter.
Mark 8:15“Watch out—beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and of Herod!” he warned them.
Luke 6:7The religious teachers and the Pharisees were observing Jesus closely to see if he would heal on the Sabbath. They wanted to find something to accuse him of.
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 →