Teachings about Divorce
Mark 10:4
In 9 translations
- BSB
- They answered, “Moses permitted a man to write his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away.”See Deuteronomy 24:1.
- KJV
- And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away.
- WEB
- They said, “Moses allowed a certificate of divorce to be written, and to divorce her.”
- ASV
- And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away.
- LSV
- And they said, “Moses permitted to write a bill of divorce, and to put away.”
- YLT
- and they said, 'Moses suffered to write a bill of divorce, and to put away.'
- DBY
- And they said, Moses allowed to write a bill of divorce, and to put away.
- DRC
- Who said: Moses permitted to write a bill of divorce, and to put her away.
- GNV
- And they sayd, Moses suffered to write a bill of diuorcement, and to put her away.
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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (3)
- Spelling of εἶπαν: Textus Receptus: εἶπον.
- Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place ἐπέτρεψεν elsewhere in this verse.
- Spelling of Μωϋσῆς: Textus Receptus: Μωσῆς.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)
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- SBLGNT: Ἐπέτρεψεν Μωϋσῆς. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read Ἐπέτρεψεν Μωϋσῆς; Robinson–Pierpont read Μωϋσῆς ἐπέτρεψεν.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- οἱ δὲ εἶπαν· Ἐπέτρεψεν Μωϋσῆς βιβλίον ἀποστασίου γράψαι καὶ ἀπολῦσαι.
- RP2018
- Οἱ δὲ εἶπον, Μωσῆς ἐπέτρεψεν βιβλίον ἀποστασίου γράψαι, καὶ ἀπολῦσαι.
- TR-Boyd
- Οἱ δὲ εἶπον, Μωσῆς ἐπέτρεψε βιβλίον ἀποστασίου γράψαι, καὶ ἀπολῦσαι.
- SCR1894
- οι δε ειπον μωσης επετρεψεν βιβλιον αποστασιου γραψαι και απολυσαι
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Cross-references most cited first
- Deuteronomy 24:1–4If 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. If, after leaving his…
- Matthew 5:31–32It has also been said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.’ But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, brings adultery upon her. And he who marries a…
- Matthew 19:7“Why then,” they asked, “did Moses order a man to give his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away?”
- Matthew 1:19Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and was unwilling to disgrace her publicly, he resolved to divorce her quietly.
- Jeremiah 3:1“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?”…
- Isaiah 50:1This 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…
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