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Mark 10:2

Mark 10:2
And the Pharisees came to him, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? tempting him.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

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,…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Mark 10:1-12

See this question about divorce explained in the notes at Mat 19:1-12. Mar 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…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

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

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

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…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife "for every cause?" as St Matthew adds (Mat 19:3). On this point the rival schools of Hillel and Shammai were divided, the former adopting the more lax, the…