Mark 10:4 “They answered, “Moses permitted a man to write his wife a certificate…”

Mark 10:4

They answered, “Moses permitted a man to write his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away.”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away.

World English Bible

They said, “Moses allowed a certificate of divorce to be written, and to divorce her.”

American Standard Version

And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away.

Geneva Bible 1599

And they sayd, Moses suffered to write a bill of diuorcement, and to put her away.

Darby Translation

And they said, Moses allowed to write a bill of divorce, and to put away.

Young's Literal Translation

and they said, 'Moses suffered to write a bill of divorce, and to put away.'

Bible in Basic English

And they said to him, Moses let us give her a statement in writing, and be free from her.

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Cross references

“And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away.”

Deuteronomy 24:1–4 Matthew 19:7 Isaiah 50:1 Jeremiah 3:1 Matthew 1:19 Matthew 5:31

Deuteronomy 24:1–4 · BSB

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.

Matthew 19:7 · BSB

“Why then,” they asked, “did Moses order a man to give his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away? ”

Isaiah 50:1 · BSB

This is what the LORD says: “Where is your mother’s certificate of divorce with which I sent her away? Or to which of My creditors did I sell you? Look, you were sold for your iniquities, and for your transgressions your…

Jeremiah 3:1 · BSB

“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?” decla…

Matthew 1:19 · BSB

Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and was unwilling to disgrace her publicly, he resolved to divorce her quietly.

Matthew 5:31 · BSB

It has also been said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.’

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

3“What did Moses command you?” He replied.

5But Jesus told them, “Moses wrote this commandment for you because of your hardness of heart.

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