Mark 10:2-16

GOD’S WORD Translation

² Some Pharisees came to test him. They asked, “Can a husband divorce his wife?”

³ Jesus answered them, “What command did Moses give you?”

⁴ They said, “Moses allowed a man to give his wife a written notice to divorce her.”

⁵ Jesus said to them, “He wrote this command for you because you’re heartless. ⁶ But God made them male and female in the beginning, at creation. ⁷ That’s why a man will leave his father and mother and will remain united with his wife, ⁸ and the two will be one. So they are no longer two but one. ⁹ Therefore, don’t let anyone separate what God has joined together.”

¹⁰ When they were in a house, the disciples asked him about this. ¹¹ He answered them, “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another woman is committing adultery. ¹² If a wife divorces her husband and marries another man, she is committing adultery.”

Jesus Blesses Children^(A)

¹³ Some people brought little children to Jesus to have him hold them. But the disciples told the people not to do that.

¹⁴ When Jesus saw this, he became irritated. He told them, “Don’t stop the children from coming to me. Children like these are part of God’s kingdom. ¹⁵ I can guarantee this truth: Whoever doesn’t receive God’s kingdom as a little child receives it will never enter it.”

¹⁶ Jesus put his arms around the children and blessed them by placing his hands on them.