Mark 10:2

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Mark 10:1-12

Our Lord Jesus was an itinerant Preacher, did not continue long in a place, for the whole land of Canaan was his parish, or diocese, and therefore he would visit every part of it, and give instructions to those in the remotest corners of it. Here we have him in the coasts of Judea, by the further side of Jordan eastward, as we found him, not long since, in the utmost borders westward, near Tyre and Sidon. Thus was his circuit like that of the sun, from whose light and heat nothing is hid. Now... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Mark 10:1-12

10:1-12 Leaving there, Jesus came into the hill-country of Judaea and to the district across the Jordan, and once again crowds came together to him. As his custom was, he again continued to teach them. Some Pharisees came to him and asked him if it was lawful for a man to put away his wife. They asked this question to test him. He asked them, "What commandment did Moses lay down for you?" They answered, "Moses allowed a man to write a bill of divorcement and then to put her away." Jesus said... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 10:2

And the: Pharisees came unto him ,.... As they every where did; not to be instructed by him, but to ensnare him; and asked him, is it lawful for a man to put away his wife ? that is, as Matthew adds, "for every cause"; see Gill on Matthew 19:3 , for, a divorce might be lawfully made for a cause, or reason, namely, adultery, but not for any, or every cause; which is the sense of this question of the Pharisees; and, which they put, not for information, but tempting him ; trying to... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 10:2

Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? - See this question about divorce largely explained on Matthew 19:3-12 ; (note). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 10:1-12

Marriage and divorce. Our Lord Jesus is the great moral Legislator of humanity. His authoritative teaching applies to all classes and to all relationships of mankind. And it is to be noticed that he bases his commands and counsels both upon grounds of natural right and reason, and also upon the revealed Mosaic Law. With regard to the latter, it is observable that he professes not to destroy it, but to fulfill it—to inspire it with a new motive, and to give it a wider range; whilst he... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 10:1-12

Christ's statement of the Divine law of marriage. It is well to note his locality at this time. He was approaching the center of the Judaean party, outlying members of which encountered him as he was entering Judaea from beyond Jordan. Nevertheless he no longer observes " counsels of prudence." He freely addresses the crowds that throng to his ministry, and confronts the attempts of his enemies to catch him in his words. This Divine abandonment is very noble and beautiful, and argues... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 10:1-12

Divorce. Again with low motives, "tempting him," the Pharisees propound a question as to whether it was "lawful for a man to put away his wife." Opinions were divided, and the Teacher was in danger of offending one or other party by his reply. This was the trap "to involve him with the adulterous tetrarch, in whose territory he was." But he wisely referred them to Moses, and their thought, which was for evil, he tamed to good; for he took occasion by it to show the grounds of Moses'... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 10:1-12

The law of marriage. I. THE DIRECTIONS OF SCRIPTURE FOLLOW THE OLDER LAW OF NATURE . II. THE SANCTITY OF MARRIAGE IS FOUNDED ON NATURE . III. IN ITS IDEAL , MARRIAGE IS FOR LIFE , AND INDISSOLUBLE . IV. YET THE ACTUAL CONDITION OF HUMAN NATURE COMPELS SOME RELAXATION . V. BUT WHAT IS PERMITTED IS NOT , THEREFORE , TO BE APPROVED OR FOLLOWED PRACTICALLY . Christianity is... read more

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

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