Mark 10:4
And thei seiden, Moises suffride to write a libel of forsaking, and to forsake.
Wycliffe (portions)
In The King James Version
And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away.
In Context
3And he answeride, and seide to hem, What comaundide Moises to you?
Cross References
Deuteronomy 24:1If a man takith a wijf, and hath hir, and sche fyndith not grace bifor hise iyen for sum vilite, he schal write a `libel, ethir litil book, of forsakyng, and he schal yyue in `the hond of hir, and he schal delyuere hir fro his hows.
Matthew 5:31And it hath be seyd, Who euere leeueth his wijf, yyue he to hir a libel of forsakyng.
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 →