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Mark 10:2

Marriage

1 Then 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.

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

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

4 They answered, “Moses permitted a man to write his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away.”

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Some Pharisees came to test Him. “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?” they inquired.
KJV
And the Pharisees came to him, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? tempting him.
WEB
Pharisees came to him testing him, and asked him, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?”
ASV
And there came unto him Pharisees, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away [his] wife? trying him.
DARBY
And Pharisees coming to [him] asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away [his] wife? (tempting him).
BLB
And having come, the Pharisees were questioning Him whether it is lawful for a husband to send away a wife—testing Him.
ÅB
Og fariseerne kom til ham og spurte for å friste ham: Har en mann lov til å skille seg fra sin hustru?
OTB
Noen fariseere nærmet seg ham for å teste ham ved å spørre om det var lovlig for en mann å skille seg fra sin kone.
B1930
Og fariseerne kom til ham og spurte for å friste ham: Har en mann lov til å skille sig fra sin hustru?

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • 1 Corinthians 7:10–11

    To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband.

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  • John 8:6

    They said this to test Him, in order to have a basis for accusing Him. But Jesus bent down and began to write on the ground with His finger.

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  • Matthew 23:13

    Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let in those who wish to enter.

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  • Luke 11:53–54

    As Jesus went on from there, the scribes and Pharisees began to oppose Him bitterly and to ply Him with questions about many things,

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  • Luke 7:30

    But the Pharisees and experts in the law rejected God’s purpose for themselves, because they had not been baptized by John.

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  • John 7:48

    “Have any of the rulers or Pharisees believed in Him?

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  • Luke 16:14

    The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all of this and were scoffing at Jesus.

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  • Luke 6:7

    Looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, the scribes and Pharisees were watching Him closely to see if He would heal on the Sabbath.

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