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Mark 10:4 Cross-References
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“And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away.”
Mark 10:4 (KJV)
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Commentary on Mark 10:4
The Pharisees answered, 'Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away' (Μωϋσῆς ἐπέτρεψεν βιβλίον ἀποστασίου γράψαι καὶ ἀπολῦσαι). They cite Deuteronomy 24:1's provision for divorce certificate (biblion apostasiou, βιβλίον ἀποστασίου, 'certificate of dismissal'). Notably, they changed Jesus' word 'command' (v. 3) to 'suffered' (epetrepsen, ἐπέτρεψεν, 'permitted')—tacitly acknowledging this was concession, not divine ideal. The certificate's purpose was to protect the divorced woman—providing legal documentation of her freedom to remarry without being charged with adultery....
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Cross-References for Mark 10:4
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“and marries her”
“Why then did Moses command us to give her a bill of divorce, and divorce her?”
“If a man put away his wife”
“her husband”
“Where is the bill of your mother's divorce”