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Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 10:2

And there came unto him Pharisees —the article should be omitted— and asked him —they came forward before the people, and publicly questioned him— Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? St. Matthew ( Matthew 21:3 ) adds to the question the words, "for every cause." There were causes for which it was lawful. They put this question to our Lord, tempting him ; of course with an evil intent. This question about divorce was one which was much agitated in the time of our Lord. In the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 10:2-12

Parallel passage: Matthew 19:3-12 .— Doctrine of divorce. I. EVENTS IN THE INTERVAL . There is a gap in the narrative of St. Mark between the events of the preceding and present chapter. We need not do more than intimate them, and that for the continuity of the history. They are the following:— 1 . His journey to Jerusalem on the occasion of the Feast of Tabernacles. 2 . Occurrences by the way: 3 . The sending out of the seventy, and its similarity to the previous... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 10:3-4

And he answered and said unto them, What did Moses command you? They professed much reverence for Moses; he therefore appeals to their great lawgiver. And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away. If we now turn to St. Matthew ( Matthew 21:4 , Matthew 21:5 ). He we shall find that our Lord then appeals to the original institution of marriage. "Have ye not read, that he which made them from the beginning, made them male and female, and said, For this... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Mark 10:1-12

See this question about divorce explained in the notes at Matthew 19:1-12.Mark 10:12And 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. The wife of Herod had rejected her former husband and... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Mark 10:1-12

Mark 10:1-12. He cometh into the coasts of Judea, &c. This paragraph is explained at large in the notes on Matthew 19:1-11. From the beginning of the creation Therefore Moses, in the first chapter of Genesis, gives us an account of things from the beginning of the creation of this lower world. Does it not clearly follow from hence, that there was no creation here below, previous to that which Moses describes? Whosoever shall put away his wife, &c. Though this discourse of... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Mark 10:1-12

108. Questions about divorce (Matthew 19:1-12; Mark 10:1-12; Luke 16:18)Again the Pharisees tried to trap Jesus into saying something that would give them grounds to accuse him of error. This time they chose the subject of divorce, where different viewpoints among Jewish teachers often caused arguments. Jesus referred them back to God’s original standard, which was that a man and a woman live together, independent of parents, in a permanent union (Matthew 19:1-6). Moses set out laws to limit... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Mark 10:2

Pharisees . App-120 . Is it lawful . ? = If it is lawful. ? Putting the condition as a simple hypothesis. App-118 . a man = a husband. Greek. aner . App-123 . Not the same word as in Mark 10:7 , read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Mark 10:3

answered and said . See note on Deuteronomy 1:41 . Moses. See note on Mark 1:44 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Mark 10:4

suffered = allowed. a bill of divorcement. Reference to Pentateuch (Deuteronomy 24:1 ). a bill . Greek. biblion (Dim), a little book or scroll. Latin. libeilus , whence one "libel" = a written accusation. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Mark 10:2

And there came unto him Pharisees and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? trying him.REGARDING MARRIAGE AND DIVORCEMark's account here is briefer than Matthew who gave the true form of the question as "Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?" (Matthew 19:3). We have no patience with scholars who insist that Mark's account of the question is true and that Matthew has "glossed" him, or that Matthew "represents a later modification of the teachings of... read more

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