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class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/mark/10.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />They said, &#8220Moses permitted a man to write a certificate of divorce and send her away.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/mark/10.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“Well, he permitted it,” they replied. “He said a man can give his wife a written notice of divorce and send her away.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/mark/10.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />They said, “Moses allowed a man to write a certificate of divorce and to send her away.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/mark/10.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />They answered, “Moses permitted a man to write his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/mark/10.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And they said, "Moses permitted to write a roll of divorce, and to send <i>her</i> away."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/mark/10.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put <i>her</i> away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/mark/10.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />They said, “Moses permitted <i>a man</i> to write a certificate of divorce, and to dismiss <i>her.</i>”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/mark/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />They said, “Moses permitted <i>a man</i> to write a certificate of divorce and send <i>his wife</i> away.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/mark/10.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />They said, &#8220Moses permitted a man TO WRITE A CERTIFICATE OF DIVORCE AND SEND her AWAY.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/mark/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And they said, “Moses permitted <i>a man</i> TO WRITE A CERTIFICATE OF DIVORCE AND SEND <i>her</i> AWAY.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/mark/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And they said, “Moses permitted <i>a man</i> TO WRITE A CERTIFICATE OF DIVORCE AND SEND <i>her</i> AWAY.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/mark/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />They said, “Moses allowed <i>a man</i> TO WRITE A CERTIFICATE OF DIVORCE AND TO SEND HER AWAY.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/mark/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They said, “Moses permitted us to write divorce papers and send her away.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/mark/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They said, &#8220Moses permitted us to write divorce papers and send her away.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/mark/10.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/mark/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />They answered, "Moses allows a man to write out divorce papers and send his wife away." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/mark/10.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/mark/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />They said, "Moses allowed a man to give his wife a written notice to divorce her."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/mark/10.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Their answer was, "Moses gave permission for a man to write a divorce notice and send his wife away." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/mark/10.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />They said, "Moses allowed a man to write a certificate of divorce and to divorce her." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/mark/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />They answered, ?Moses permitted a man to write his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/mark/10.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />They said, "Moses permitted a man to write a certificate of dismissal and to divorce her."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/mark/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />They said, "Moses allowed a certificate of divorce to be written, and to divorce her."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/mark/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/mark/10.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />"Moses," they said, "permitted a man to draw up a written notice of divorce, and to send his wife away."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/mark/10.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />They said, “Moses allowed a certificate of divorce to be written, and to divorce her.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/mark/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And they said, “Moses permitted to write a bill of divorce, and to put away.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/mark/10.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And they said, "Moses permitted to write a roll of divorce, and to send <i>her</i> away."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/mark/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and they said, 'Moses suffered to write a bill of divorce, and to put away.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/mark/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And they said, Moses permitted to write a bill of divorce, and to loose.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/mark/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Who said: Moses permitted to write a bill of divorce, and to put her away. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/mark/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And they said, “Moses gave permission to write a bill of divorce and to dismiss her.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/mark/10.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />They replied, “Moses permitted him to write a bill of divorce and dismiss her.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/mark/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />They said, “Moses allowed a man to write a certificate of dismissal and to divorce her.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/mark/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />They said, Moses gave us permission to write a letter of separation, and then to divorce.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/mark/10.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />But they said, “Moses allowed us to write a letter of divorce and we may get a divorce.”<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/mark/10.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />They replied: Moses permitted us to write a bill of divorce, and put her away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/mark/10.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />And they said, Moses permitted to write a book of divorcement, and to send her away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/mark/10.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />They said, Moses permitted to write a bill of divorce, and to put her away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/mark/10.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />Moses, said they, allowed a bill of divorce, and so to dismiss her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/mark/10.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />"Moses," they said, "permitted a man to draw up a written notice of divorce, and to send his wife away."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/mark/10.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />And they said, "Moses permitted to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/mark/10.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />And they said, Moses permitted <i>a man</i> to write a bill of divorce, and to put her away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/mark/10-4.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/DmwDTC71zvQ?start=3144" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/mark/10.htm">Teachings about Divorce</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">3</span>“What did Moses command you?” He replied. <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc."></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: Hoi (Art-NMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2036.htm" title="2036: eipan (V-AIA-3P) -- Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.">They answered,</a> <a href="/greek/3475.htm" title="3475: Mōusēs (N-NMS) -- Or Moses, or Mouses of Hebrew origin; Moseus, Moses, or Mouses, the Hebrew lawgiver.">“Moses</a> <a href="/greek/2010.htm" title="2010: Epetrepsen (V-AIA-3S) -- To turn to, commit, entrust; I allow, yield, permit. From epi and the base of trope; to turn over, i.e. Allow.">permitted</a> <a href="/greek/1125.htm" title="1125: grapsai (V-ANA) -- A primary verb; to grave, especially to write; figuratively, to describe.">a man to write his wife</a> <a href="/greek/975.htm" title="975: biblion (N-ANS) -- A papyrus roll. A diminutive of biblos; a roll.">a certificate</a> <a href="/greek/647.htm" title="647: apostasiou (N-GNS) -- Neuter of a adjective from a derivative of aphistemi; properly, something separative, i.e. divorce.">of divorce</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/630.htm" title="630: apolysai (V-ANA) -- From apo and luo; to free fully, i.e. relieve, release, dismiss, or let die, pardon or divorce.">send her away.”</a> </span> <span class="reftext">5</span>But Jesus told them, “Moses wrote this commandment for you because of your hardness of heart.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/19-7.htm">Matthew 19:7-8</a></span><br />“Why then,” they asked, “did Moses order a man to give his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away?” / Jesus replied, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because of your hardness of heart. But it was not this way from the beginning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/24-1.htm">Deuteronomy 24:1-4</a></span><br />If a man marries a woman, but she becomes displeasing to him because he finds some indecency in her, he may write her a certificate of divorce, hand it to her, and send her away from his house. / If, after leaving his house, she goes and becomes another man’s wife, / and the second man hates her, writes her a certificate of divorce, hands it to her, and sends her away from his house, or if he dies, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-31.htm">Matthew 5:31-32</a></span><br />It has also been said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.’ / But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, brings adultery upon her. And he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/16-18.htm">Luke 16:18</a></span><br />Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/7-10.htm">1 Corinthians 7:10-11</a></span><br />To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband. / But if she does, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/2-14.htm">Malachi 2:14-16</a></span><br />Yet you ask, “Why?” It is because the LORD has been a witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have broken faith, though she is your companion and your wife by covenant. / Has not the LORD made them one, having a portion of the Spirit? And why one? Because He seeks godly offspring. So guard yourselves in your spirit and do not break faith with the wife of your youth. / “For I hate divorce,” says the LORD, the God of Israel. “He who divorces his wife covers his garment with violence,” says the LORD of Hosts. So guard yourselves in your spirit and do not break faith.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/2-24.htm">Genesis 2:24</a></span><br />For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/7-2.htm">Romans 7:2-3</a></span><br />For instance, a married woman is bound by law to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is released from the law of marriage. / So then, if she is joined to another man while her husband is still alive, she is called an adulteress; but if her husband dies, she is free from that law and is not an adulteress if she marries another man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/5-31.htm">Ephesians 5:31-33</a></span><br />“For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.” / This mystery is profound, but I am speaking about Christ and the church. / Nevertheless, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/7-39.htm">1 Corinthians 7:39</a></span><br />A wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she wishes, as long as he belongs to the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/20-14.htm">Exodus 20:14</a></span><br />You shall not commit adultery.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/21-7.htm">Leviticus 21:7</a></span><br />A priest must not marry a woman defiled by prostitution or divorced by her husband, for the priest is holy to his God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/3-1.htm">Jeremiah 3:1</a></span><br />“If a man divorces his wife and she leaves him to marry another, can he ever return to her? Would not such a land be completely defiled? But you have played the harlot with many lovers—and you would return to Me?” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/2-2.htm">Hosea 2:2</a></span><br />Rebuke your mother, rebuke her, for she is not My wife, and I am not her husband. Let her remove the adultery from her face and the unfaithfulness from between her breasts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/4-1.htm">1 Timothy 4:1-3</a></span><br />Now the Spirit expressly states that in later times some will abandon the faith to follow deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons, / influenced by the hypocrisy of liars, whose consciences are seared with a hot iron. / They will prohibit marriage and require abstinence from certain foods that God has created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorce, and to put her away.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/24-1.htm">Deuteronomy 24:1-4</a></b></br> When a man hath taken a wife, and married her, and it come to pass that she find no favour in his eyes, because he hath found some uncleanness in her: then let him write her a bill of divorcement, and give <i>it</i> in her hand, and send her out of his house… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/50-1.htm">Isaiah 50:1</a></b></br> Thus saith the LORD, Where <i>is</i> the bill of your mother's divorcement, whom I have put away? or which of my creditors <i>is it</i> to whom I have sold you? Behold, for your iniquities have ye sold yourselves, and for your transgressions is your mother put away.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/3-1.htm">Jeremiah 3:1</a></b></br> They say, If a man put away his wife, and she go from him, and become another man's, shall he return unto her again? shall not that land be greatly polluted? but thou hast played the harlot with many lovers; yet return again to me, saith the LORD.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/mark/5-37.htm">Allowed</a> <a href="/matthew/19-7.htm">Bill</a> <a href="/matthew/19-7.htm">Certificate</a> <a href="/mark/10-2.htm">Divorce</a> <a href="/matthew/19-7.htm">Divorcement</a> <a href="/matthew/26-52.htm">Draw</a> <a href="/mark/10-3.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/mark/7-24.htm">Notice</a> <a href="/matthew/19-8.htm">Permitted</a> <a href="/mark/9-32.htm">Statement</a> <a href="/mark/5-37.htm">Suffered</a> <a href="/mark/10-2.htm">Wife</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-2.htm">Write</a> <a href="/matthew/27-37.htm">Writing</a> <a href="/mark/9-13.htm">Written</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/luke/6-5.htm">Allowed</a> <a href="/luke/16-6.htm">Bill</a> <a href="/colossians/2-14.htm">Certificate</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/7-11.htm">Divorce</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-3.htm">Divorcement</a> <a href="/mark/11-1.htm">Draw</a> <a href="/mark/10-5.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/mark/15-26.htm">Notice</a> <a href="/luke/8-51.htm">Permitted</a> <a href="/mark/12-13.htm">Statement</a> <a href="/mark/11-6.htm">Suffered</a> <a href="/mark/10-7.htm">Wife</a> <a href="/luke/1-3.htm">Write</a> <a href="/mark/12-10.htm">Writing</a> <a href="/mark/11-17.htm">Written</a><div class="vheading2">Mark 10</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/10-1.htm">Jesus disputes with the Pharisees concerning divorce;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/10-13.htm">blesses the children that are brought unto him;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/10-17.htm">resolves a rich man how he may inherit everlasting life;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/10-23.htm">tells his disciples of the danger of riches;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">28. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/10-28.htm">promises rewards to those who forsake all for the gospel;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">32. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/10-32.htm">foretells his death and resurrection;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">35. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/10-35.htm">bids the two ambitious suitors to think rather of suffering with him;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">46. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/10-46.htm">and restores to Bartimaeus his sight.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/mark/10.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/mark/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/mark/10.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>They answered,</b><br>This phrase indicates a response to a question posed by Jesus. The context is a discussion about the legality and morality of divorce, a topic of significant debate among Jewish religious leaders of the time. The Pharisees, who are responding here, often engaged in such debates to test Jesus and challenge His teachings.<p><b>“Moses permitted a man to write his wife a certificate of divorce</b><br>This refers to <a href="/deuteronomy/24.htm">Deuteronomy 24:1-4</a>, where Moses provided regulations concerning divorce. The certificate of divorce was a legal document that allowed a woman to remarry, offering her some protection in a patriarchal society. The Pharisees' reference to Moses highlights the authority of the Mosaic Law in Jewish life and underscores the tension between the letter of the law and its spirit. This regulation was given due to the hardness of human hearts, as Jesus later explains, indicating a concession rather than an ideal.<p><b>and send her away.”</b><br>The phrase "send her away" reflects the cultural practice of the time, where men held the primary authority in marital relationships. Divorce was relatively easy for men to initiate, often leaving women vulnerable. This practice is contrasted with Jesus' teachings on the sanctity and permanence of marriage, as He emphasizes God's original design for marriage in Genesis. The cultural context of first-century Judea, where women had limited rights, is crucial to understanding the radical nature of Jesus' subsequent teachings on marriage and divorce.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a></b><br>The central figure in the Gospel of Mark, who is teaching about the sanctity of marriage in this passage.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/p/pharisees.htm">Pharisees</a></b><br>A religious group in Judaism known for their strict adherence to the Law of Moses. They are questioning Jesus to test Him.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The prophet and lawgiver in the Old Testament who provided the Israelites with the Law, including regulations on divorce.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/certificate_of_divorce.htm">Certificate of Divorce</a></b><br>A legal document mentioned in the Mosaic Law that allowed a man to divorce his wife.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_the_context_of_the_law.htm">Understanding the Context of the Law</a></b><br>The Pharisees reference Moses' allowance for divorce, but Jesus points back to God's original design for marriage. It's crucial to understand the context and purpose of the Law, which was to manage human sinfulness, not to endorse it.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_design_for_marriage.htm">God's Design for Marriage</a></b><br>Jesus emphasizes that marriage is meant to be a permanent union. This teaching calls believers to honor and uphold the sanctity of marriage as God intended from the beginning.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_hardness_of_heart.htm">The Hardness of Heart</a></b><br>Jesus attributes the allowance for divorce to the hardness of human hearts. This highlights the need for believers to seek transformation and softening of their hearts through the Holy Spirit.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/grace_and_truth_in_relationships.htm">Grace and Truth in Relationships</a></b><br>While upholding the truth about marriage, believers are also called to extend grace and compassion to those who have experienced divorce, recognizing the complexities of human relationships.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_mark_10.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Mark 10</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_remarriage_adultery.htm">Is a second marriage considered adultery?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'let_no_one_separate'_mean.htm">What does 'let no one separate' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_jesus'_view_on_divorce_differ.htm">Why does Jesus' strict stance on divorce in Mark 10:2-12 appear to contradict earlier Jewish law that allowed it?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_moses'_speech_traits.htm">Stephen states Moses was 'mighty in words' (Acts 7:22), but Exodus 4:10 depicts Moses as slow of speech. How do we reconcile these descriptions?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/mark/10-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">They answered,</span><br /><span class="grk">εἶπαν</span> <span class="translit">(eipan)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2036.htm">Strong's 2036: </a> </span><span class="str2">Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Moses</span><br /><span class="grk">Μωϋσῆς</span> <span class="translit">(Mōusēs)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3475.htm">Strong's 3475: </a> </span><span class="str2">Or Moses, or Mouses of Hebrew origin; Moseus, Moses, or Mouses, the Hebrew lawgiver.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">permitted</span><br /><span class="grk">Ἐπέτρεψεν</span> <span class="translit">(Epetrepsen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2010.htm">Strong's 2010: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn to, commit, entrust; I allow, yield, permit. From epi and the base of trope; to turn over, i.e. Allow.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[a man] to write [his wife]</span><br /><span class="grk">γράψαι</span> <span class="translit">(grapsai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1125.htm">Strong's 1125: </a> </span><span class="str2">A primary verb; to 'grave', especially to write; figuratively, to describe.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a certificate</span><br /><span class="grk">βιβλίον</span> <span class="translit">(biblion)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_975.htm">Strong's 975: </a> </span><span class="str2">A papyrus roll. A diminutive of biblos; a roll.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of divorce</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀποστασίου</span> <span class="translit">(apostasiou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_647.htm">Strong's 647: </a> </span><span class="str2">Neuter of a adjective from a derivative of aphistemi; properly, something separative, i.e. divorce.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="grk">καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">send [her] away.”</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀπολῦσαι</span> <span class="translit">(apolysai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_630.htm">Strong's 630: </a> </span><span class="str2">From apo and luo; to free fully, i.e. relieve, release, dismiss, or let die, pardon or divorce.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/mark/10-4.htm">Mark 10:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/mark/10-4.htm">Mark 10:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/mark/10-4.htm">Mark 10:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/mark/10-4.htm">Mark 10:4 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/mark/10-4.htm">Mark 10:4 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/mark/10-4.htm">Mark 10:4 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/mark/10-4.htm">Mark 10:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/mark/10-4.htm">Mark 10:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/mark/10-4.htm">Mark 10:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/mark/10-4.htm">Mark 10:4 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/mark/10-4.htm">NT Gospels: Mark 10:4 They said Moses allowed a certificate (Mar Mk Mr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/mark/10-3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Mark 10:3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Mark 10:3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/mark/10-5.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Mark 10:5"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Mark 10:5" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>