King James Version
What Does Mark 10:2 Mean?
“And the Pharisees came to him, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? tempting him.”
Context
1
And he arose from thence, and cometh into the coasts of Judaea by the farther side of Jordan: and the people resort unto him again; and, as he was wont, he taught them again.
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.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(2-12) **And the Pharisees came to him.**—See Notes on Matthew 19:3-12. We are not surprised to find St. Mark omitting the “hard saying” about the eunuchs of Matthew 19:12. It was hardly likely, even if he knew it, to commend itself to him as adapted for the Gentile readers for whom he wrote his Gospel. Probably, however, for the reason thus given, it was not part of the current teaching of the Church, and was recorded by St. Matthew as something exceptional.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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