Mark 10:2

Some Pharisees came to test Him. “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?” they inquired.

Majority Standard Bible

In The King James Version

And the Pharisees came to him, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? tempting him.

In Context

1Then Jesus left that place and went into the region of Judea, beyond the Jordan. Again the crowds came to Him and He taught them, as was His custom.

3“What did Moses command you?” He replied.

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Cross References

Matthew 5:31It has also been said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.’

Matthew 15:12Then His disciples came to Him and said, “Are You aware that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this?”

Matthew 19:3Then the Pharisees came and tested Him by asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?”

Matthew 23:13Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You defraud widows of their houses, and for a show make lengthy prayers. Therefore you will receive greater condemnation.

Mark 8:15“Watch out!” He cautioned them. “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of Herod.”

Luke 6:7Looking for an accusation against Jesus, the scribes and Pharisees were watching Him closely to see if He would heal on the Sabbath.

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 →

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