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Literal Standard Version

Mark 10:11

and He says to them, "Whoever may put away his wife, and may marry another, commits adultery against her;

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Adultery;   Commandments;   Jesus, the Christ;   Marriage;   The Topic Concordance - Adultery;   Divorce;   Marriage;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Adultery;   Divorce;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Immorality, Sexual;   Marriage;   Woman;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Conflagration;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Divorce;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Adultery;   Celibacy;   Divorce;   Family;   Mark, the Gospel of;   Marriage;   Woman;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Jesus Christ;   Marriage;   Mss;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Adultery ;   Asceticism (2);   Celibacy (2);   Common Life;   Discourse;   Divorce (2);   Ethics (2);   Eunuch ;   Fig-Tree ;   Home (2);   Husband ;   Marriage;   Matthew, Gospel According to;   Prophet;   Sermon on the Mount;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Chief parables and miracles in the bible;   Divorce;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Divorce in New Testament;   Family;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Marriage;  

Devotionals:

- Every Day Light - Devotion for May 25;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
He said to them, “Whoever divorces his wife
King James Version (1611)
And he saith vnto them, Whosoeuer shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her.
King James Version
And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her.
English Standard Version
And he said to them, "Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her,
New American Standard Bible
And He said to them, "Whoever divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her;
New Century Version
He answered, "Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman is guilty of adultery against her.
Amplified Bible
And He said to them, "Whoever divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her;
New American Standard Bible (1995)
And He said to them, "Whoever divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her;
Legacy Standard Bible
And He *said to them, "Whoever divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her;
Berean Standard Bible
So He told them, "Whoever divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her.
Contemporary English Version
He told them, "A man who divorces his wife and marries someone else is unfaithful to his wife.
Complete Jewish Bible
He said to them, "Whoever divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against his wife;
Darby Translation
And he says to them, Whosoever shall put away his wife and shall marry another, commits adultery against her.
Easy-to-Read Version
He said, "Whoever divorces his wife and marries another woman has sinned against his wife. He is guilty of adultery.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And he sayd vnto them, Whosoeuer shal put away his wife and marrie another, committeth adulterie against her.
George Lamsa Translation
And he said to them, Whoever divorces his wife and marries another, commits adultery.
Good News Translation
He said to them, "A man who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against his wife.
Lexham English Bible
And he said to them, "Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her.
Literal Translation
And He said to them, Whoever may dismiss his wife and marries another commits adultery against her.
American Standard Version
And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her:
Bible in Basic English
And he said to them, Whoever puts away his wife and takes another, is false to his wife;
Hebrew Names Version
He said to them, "Whoever divorces his wife, and marries another, commits adultery against her.
International Standard Version
So he said to them, "Whoever divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her.Matthew 5:32; 19:9; Luke 16:18; Romans 7:3; 1 Corinthians 7:10-11;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
And he said to them, Every one who shall send away his wife, and take another, adulterizeth.
Murdock Translation
And he said to them: Whoever shall divorce his wife, and take another, committeth adultery.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And he sayth vnto them: Whosoeuer putteth away his wyfe, & maryeth another, committeth adulterie agaynst her.
English Revised Version
And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her:
World English Bible
He said to them, "Whoever divorces his wife, and marries another, commits adultery against her.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And he saith to them, Whosoever shall put away his wife and marry another, committeth adultery against her.
Weymouth's New Testament
He replied, "Whoever divorces his wife and marries another woman, commits adultery against the first wife;
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he seide to hem, Who euer leeuith his wijf, and weddith another, he doith auowtri on hir.
Update Bible Version
And he says to them, Whoever divorces his wife, and marries another, commits adultery against her:
Webster's Bible Translation
And he saith to them, Whoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her.
New English Translation
So he told them, "Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her.
New King James Version
So He said to them, "Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her.
New Living Translation
He told them, "Whoever divorces his wife and marries someone else commits adultery against her.
New Life Bible
He said to them, "Whoever divorces his wife and marries another is not faithful to her and is guilty of a sex sin.
New Revised Standard
He said to them, "Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her;
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and he saith unto them - Whosoever shall divorce his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he saith to them: Whosoever shall put away his wife and marry another committeth adultery against her.
Revised Standard Version
And he said to them, "Whoever divorces his wife and marries another, commits adultery against her;
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And he sayde vnto them: Whosoever putteth awaye his wyfe and maryeth another breaketh wedlocke to her warde.
Young's Literal Translation
and he saith to them, `Whoever may put away his wife, and may marry another, doth commit adultery against her;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And he sayde vnto the: Who so euer putteth awaye his wife, & marieth another, breaketh wedlocke to her warde.
Mace New Testament (1729)
whoever repudiates his wife and marries another, commits adultery against her:
Simplified Cowboy Version
He told them, "Anyone (cowboy or cowgirl) who divorces and marries someone else commits adultery. It's as plain and simple as that."

Contextual Overview

1And having risen from there, He comes to the coasts of Judea, through the other side of the Jordan, and again multitudes come together to Him, and as He had been accustomed, again He was teaching them. 2And the Pharisees, having come near, questioned Him if it is lawful for a husband to put away a wife, tempting Him, 3and He answering said to them, "What did Moses command you?" 4And they said, "Moses permitted to write a bill of divorce, and to put away." 5And Jesus answering said to them, "For the stiffness of your heart he wrote you this command, 6but from the beginning of the creation God made them a male and a female; 7on this account will a man leave his father and mother, and will cleave to his wife, 8and they will be—the two—for one flesh, so that they are no longer two, but one flesh; 9what God therefore joined together, do not let man separate." 10And in the house His disciples again questioned Him of the same thing,

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Whosoever: Matthew 5:31, Matthew 5:32, Matthew 19:9, Luke 16:18, Romans 7:3, 1 Corinthians 7:4, 1 Corinthians 7:10, 1 Corinthians 7:11, Hebrews 13:4

Reciprocal: Exodus 20:14 - General Deuteronomy 24:2 - she may go

Cross-References

Genesis 10:1
And these [are] the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and sons are born to them after the flood.
Genesis 10:10
And the first part of his kingdom is Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar;
Numbers 24:22
But the Kenite is for a burning; Until when does Asshur keep you captive?"
Numbers 24:24
But ships [come] from the side of Chittim, || And they have humbled Asshur, || And they have humbled Eber, || But it is also perishing forever."
2 Kings 19:36
And Sennacherib king of Asshur journeys, and goes, and turns back, and dwells in Nineveh;
Ezra 4:2
and they draw near to Zerubbabel, and to heads of the fathers, and say to them, "Let us build with you; for, like you, we seek to your God, and we are not sacrificing since the days of Esar-Haddon king of Asshur, who brought us up here."
Psalms 83:8
Asshur is also joined with them, || They have been an arm to sons of Lot. Selah.
Isaiah 37:37
And he journeys, and goes, and Sennacherib king of Asshur turns back, and dwells in Nineveh.
Ezekiel 27:23
Haran, and Canneh, and Eden, merchants of Sheba, Asshur—Chilmad—[are] your merchants,
Ezekiel 32:22
There [is] Asshur, and all her assembly, || His graves [are] around him, || All of them [are] wounded, who are falling by sword,

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he saith unto them,.... The same things as in Mt 5:32, 19:9; :-,

:-:

whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another; when there is no uncleanness in the case; when his former wile has not injured him by violating the marriage bed:

committeth adultery against her; to the injury of his lawful wife; or "upon her", or "with her", with the person he marries. The Syriac and Persic versions leave out the phrase, "against her".

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See this question about divorce explained in the notes at Matthew 19:1-12.

Mark 10:12

And if a woman shall put away her husband - It would seem, from this, that a woman, among the Jews, had the power of separating herself from her husband, yet this right is not given her by the law of Moses. There is not, however, any positive evidence that females often claimed or exercised this right. Cases had occurred, indeed, in which it had been done. The wife of Herod had rejected her former husband and married Herod. And though instances of this kind “might” have been attempted to be defended by the example of Pagans, yet our Saviour was desirous of showing them that it did not free them from the charge of adultery. The apostles were going forth to teach Pagan nations, and it was proper for Christ to teach them how to act in such cases, and to show them that they were cases of real adultery.


 
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