Mark 10:11

Mark 10:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her.
• New International Version (NIV)He answered, “Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he said to them, "Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her,
• New King James Version (NKJV)So He said to them, “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her.

Context of Mark 10:11

9Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.” 10In the house once again, the disciples asked him about this. So he told them, “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her. 12And if she divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery.” 13Now people were bringing little children to him for him to touch, but the disciples scolded those who brought them.

Mark 10:11 word by word

καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς· ὃς ἂν ἀπολύσῃ τὴν γυναῖκα αὐτοῦ καὶ γαμήσῃ ἄλλην, μοιχᾶται ἐπ᾽ αὐτήν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• he saithλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• unto themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Whosoeverὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• ·ἐάνean · ifG1437
• shall put awayἀπολύωapoluō · to release: divorceG630
• wifeὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• wifeγυνήgunē · woman: wifeG1135
• marryγαμέωgameō · to marryG1060
• anotherἄλλοςallos · anotherG243
• committeth adulteryμοιχάωmoichaō · to commit adulteryG3429
• againstἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909

Cross-references for Mark 10:11

• Matthew 5:31“It was said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife must give her a legal document.’
• Matthew 19:9Now I say to you that whoever divorces his wife, except for immorality, and marries another commits adultery.”
• Luke 16:18“Everyone who divorces his wife and marries someone else commits adultery, and the one who marries a woman divorced from her husband commits adultery.
• Romans 7:3So then, if she is joined to another man while her husband is alive, she will be called an adulteress. But if her husband dies, she is free from that law, and if she is joined to another man, she is not an adulteress.
• 1 Corinthians 7:4It is not the wife who has the rights to her own body, but the husband. In the same way, it is not the husband who has the rights to his own body, but the wife.
• Hebrews 13:4Marriage must be honored among all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge sexually immoral people and adulterers.

Commentaries on Mark 10:11

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-12Verses 1-12 See this question about divorce explained in the notes at Matthew 19:1-12. Mark 10:12 And if a woman shall put away her husband - It would seem, from this, that a woman, among the Jews, had the power of separating herself from her husband, yet this right is not given her by the law of Moses. There is not, however, any positive evidence that females often claimed or exercised this right. Cases had occurred, indeed, in which it had been done…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11-12Whoever divorces … and marries another … commits adultery: The parallel in Luke 16:18 agrees with Mark and mentions no exceptions to this prohibition of divorce. But Matthew's passage allows an exception when one spouse commits adultery (Matthew 19:9; see also 5:32). The apostle Paul also allows an exception if an unbelieving spouse leaves the marriage (1 Corinthians 7:15). Mark’s account focuses on the main teachings about marriage and divorce: God hates…Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 10:11

• Adultery
• Commandments
• Jesus, the Christ
• Marriage

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Commentaries on Mark 10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings