Mark 10:2

Mark 10:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the Pharisees came to him, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? tempting him.
• New International Version (NIV)Some Pharisees came and tested him by asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Pharisees came up and in order to test him asked, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?"
• New King James Version (NKJV)The Pharisees came and asked Him, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?” testing Him.

Context of Mark 10:2

1Then Jesus left that place and went to the region of Judea and beyond the Jordan River. Again crowds gathered to him, and again, as was his custom, he taught them. Then some Pharisees came, and to test him they asked, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?” 3He answered them, “What did Moses command you?” 4They said, “Moses permitted a man to write a certificate of dismissal and to divorce her.”

Mark 10:2 word by word

καὶ προσελθόντες Φαρισαῖοι ἐπηρώτων αὐτὸν εἰ ἔξεστιν ἀνδρὶ γυναῖκα ἀπολῦσαι πειράζοντες αὐτόν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• the Phariseesὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the PhariseesΦαρισαῖοςPharisaios · PhariseeG5330
• came toπροσέρχομαιproserchomai · to come near/agreeG4334
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• and askedἐπερωτάωeperōtaō · to questionG1905
• ·εἰei · if: is(QUESTION)G1487
• Is it lawfulἔξεστι, ἐξόνexesti · be permittedG1832
• for a manἀνήρanēr · manG435
• to put awayἀπολύωapoluō · to release: divorceG630
• wifeγυνήgunē · woman: wifeG1135
• temptingπειράζωpeirazō · to test/tempt: testG3985

Cross-references for Mark 10:2

• Mark 8:15And Jesus ordered them, “Watch out! Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and the yeast of Herod!”
• Matthew 9:34But the Pharisees said, “By the ruler of demons he casts out demons.”
• Matthew 15:12Then the disciples came to him and said, “Do you know that when the Pharisees heard this saying they were offended?”
• Matthew 23:13“But woe to you, experts in the law and you Pharisees, hypocrites! You keep locking people out of the kingdom of heaven! For you neither enter nor permit those trying to enter to go in.
• Luke 5:30But the Pharisees and their experts in the law complained to his disciples, saying, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”
• Luke 6:7The experts in the law and the Pharisees watched Jesus closely to see if he would heal on the Sabbath, so that they could find a reason to accuse him.
• Luke 7:30However, the Pharisees and the experts in religious law rejected God’s purpose for themselves, because they had not been baptized by John.)
• Luke 11:39But the Lord said to him, “Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and the plate, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.
• Luke 16:14The Pharisees (who loved money) heard all this and ridiculed him.
• John 7:32The Pharisees heard the crowd murmuring these things about Jesus, so the chief priests and the Pharisees sent officers to arrest him.
• John 11:47So the chief priests and the Pharisees called the council together and said, “What are we doing? For this man is performing many miraculous signs.
• Malachi 2:16“I hate divorce,” says the Lord God of Israel, “and the one who is guilty of violence,” says the Lord who rules over all. “Pay attention to your conscience, and do not be unfaithful.”
• Matthew 5:31“It was said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife must give her a legal document.’
• Matthew 19:3Then some Pharisees came to him in order to test him. They asked, “Is it lawful to divorce a wife for any cause?”
• 1 Corinthians 7:10To the married I give this command – not I, but the Lord – a wife should not divorce a husband
• Mark 8:11Then the Pharisees came and began to argue with Jesus, asking for a sign from heaven to test him.

Commentaries on Mark 10:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? - See this question about divorce largely explained on Matthew 19:3-12; (note).Read the comment
• 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. 1-2The Pharisees asked Jesus about divorce because they wanted to trap him. Divorce was already a debated issue among the Jews (see 2:16, 18, 24; 7:5; 8:11; 12:13). John the Baptist was executed by order of Herod Antipas. John had publicly said that Herod’s marriage to Herodias was unlawful because she had been his brother’s wife (6:18–19). The Jewish historian Josephus says that John was killed near this area, east of the Jordan River, at Herod Antipas’s…Read the comment

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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