Mark 10:2-12
Wycliffe Bible
2 And the Pharisees came, and asked him, Whether it be leaveful to a man to leave his wife? and they tempted him.[a]
3 And he answered, and said to them, What commanded Moses to you?
4 And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of forsaking [Moses suffered to write a libel of forsaking], and to forsake.
5 And Jesus answered, and said to them, For the hardness of your heart Moses wrote to you this commandment[b].
6 But from the beginning of creature God made them male and female;
7 and said, For this thing a man shall leave his father and mother, and shall draw to his wife [and shall cleave to his wife],
8 and they shall be twain in one flesh. And so now they be not twain, but one flesh. [and they shall be two in one flesh. And so now they be not two, but one flesh.]
9 Therefore that thing that God hath joined together, no man separate [no man part].
10 And again in the house his disciples asked him of the same thing.
11 And he said to them to them, Whoever leaveth his wife, and weddeth another, he doeth adultery on her. [And he saith to them, Whoever shall leave his wife, and wed another, he doeth adultery upon her.]
12 And if the wife [shall] leave her husband, and be wedded to another, she doeth lechery [she doeth adultery].
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Mark 10:2-12
New Matthew Bible
2 And the Pharisees came and asked him a question, whether it was lawful for a man to put away his wife, in order to prove him. 3 And he answered and said to them, What did Moses tell you to do? 4 And they said, Moses permitted us to write a testimonial of divorce and to put her away.
5 And Jesus answered and said to them, For the hardness of your hearts he wrote this precept for you. 6 But at the first creation, God made them man and woman. 7 And for the sake of this, a man must leave his father and mother and abide by his wife, 8 and the two shall be one flesh. So then they are now not two, but are one flesh. 9 Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate.
10 And in the house, his disciples asked him again about that matter. 11 And he said to them, Whoever puts away his wife and marries another, breaks wedlock to her. 12 And if a woman forsakes her husband and is married to another, she commits adultery.
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Mark 10:2-12
1599 Geneva Bible
2 Then the Pharisees came and asked him, if it were lawful for a man to put away his wife, and tempted him.
3 And he answered, and said unto them, What did (A)Moses command you?
4 And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away.
5 [a]Then Jesus answered, and said unto them, For the hardness of your heart he wrote this [b]precept unto you.
6 But at the beginning of the creation (B)God made them male and female:
7 (C)For this cause shall man leave his father and mother, and cleave unto his wife.
8 And they twain shall be one flesh: so that they are no more twain, but one flesh.
9 (D)Therefore, what God hath coupled together, let not man separate.
10 And in the house his disciples asked him again of that matter.
11 And he said unto them, (E)whosoever shall put away his wife and marry another, commiteth adultery [c]against her.
12 And if a woman put away her husband, and be married to another, she commiteth adultery.
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- Mark 10:5 God did never allow those divorces, which the Law did tolerate.
- Mark 10:5 See also Matt. 19. For Moses gave them no commandment to put away their wives, but rather made a good provision for the wives against the stubborn hardness of their husbands.
- Mark 10:11 Whom he putteth away, for he is an adulterer by keeping company with another.
Mark 10:2-12
Authorized (King James) Version
2 And the Pharisees came to him, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? tempting him. 3 And he answered and said unto them, What did Moses command you? 4 And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away. 5 And Jesus answered and said unto them, For the hardness of your heart he wrote you this precept. 6 But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female. 7 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife; 8 and they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh. 9 What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder. 10 And in the house his disciples asked him again of the same matter. 11 And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her. 12 And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery.
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