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Mark 10:2 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Mark 10:2 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Mark chapter 10 verse 2 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And the Pharisees came to him, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? tempting him.”
Mark 10:2 (KJV)
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Pharisees came to Jesus 'and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? tempting him' (ἐπηρώτων αὐτὸν εἰ ἔξεστιν ἀνδρὶ γυναῖκα ἀπολῦσαι, πειράζοντες αὐτόν). The verb 'tempting' (peirazontes, πειράζοντες) indicates malicious intent—not genuine inquiry but attempted entrapment. This was a controversial issue in first-century Judaism: the school of Hillel permitted divorce for virtually any cause; the school of Shammai restricted it to sexual immorality. Any answer Jesus gave would alienate one faction. Additionally, John the Baptist was executed for condemning Herod's unlawful marri...
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Cross-References for Mark 10:2
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“but the Lord--that the wife not leave her husband”
“that they might have something to accuse him of. But Jesus stooped down”
“the scribes and the Pharisees began to be terribly angry”
“a lawyer”
“or of the Pharisees?”
“and the chief priests and the Pharisees sent officers to arrest him.”
“saying”
“says Yahweh, the God of Israel, and him who covers his garment with violence! says Yahweh of Armies. Therefore take heed to your spirit”
“saying”