Mark 10:2
Then some Pharisees came up to Jesus and tested him by asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?”
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3He answered them, “What did Moses command you?”
Cross References
Matthew 5:31“It was also said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.’
Matthew 15:12Then his disciples came and said to him, “Do yoʋ know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard what yoʋ said?”
Matthew 19:3Then the Pharisees came up to Jesus and tested him by asking him, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?”
Matthew 23:13“But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you devour widows' houses and for a pretense make long prayers. Therefore you will receive a more severe judgment.
Mark 8:15Then Jesus gave them strict orders, saying, “Watch out! Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.”
Luke 6:7Now the scribes and the Pharisees were watching Jesus closely to see if he would heal on the Sabbath, so that they could 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 →