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Mark 10:11

What does Mark 10:11 mean?

A plain-English look at Mark 10:11 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

What Mark 10:11 means

In response to His disciples' private inquiry, Jesus asserts that a man who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against his first wife. This radical statement elevates marriage beyond a mere contract, emphasizing the covenantal bond and the destructive nature of divorce, which violates the 'one flesh' union in God's eyes.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her:

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her:

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And he said to them, Whoever puts away his wife and takes another, is false to his wife;

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and he saith to them, `Whoever may put away his wife, and may marry another, doth commit adultery against her;

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And he saith to them: Whosoever shall put away his wife and marry another committeth adultery against her.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And he says to them, Whosoever shall put away his wife and shall marry another, commits adultery against her.

Context

Following the disciples' private question, Jesus provides a more direct and stricter interpretation of His teaching on divorce. This verse clarifies the severe spiritual implications of remarriage after divorce, immediately preceding a similar application to women, ensuring the principle applies equally to both genders.

v.10And in the house the disciples asked him again of this matter.

v.11This passage

v.12and if she herself shall put away her husband, and marry another, she committeth adultery.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Hebrews 13:4

    Let marriage be had in honor among all, and let the bed be undefiled: for fornicators and adulterers God will judge.

  • Matthew 19:9

    And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and he that marrieth her when she is put away committeth adultery.

  • 1 Corinthians 7:10

    But unto the married I give charge, yea not I, but the Lord, That the wife depart not from her husband

  • Luke 16:18

    Every one that putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and he that marrieth one that is put away from a husband committeth adultery.

  • 1 Corinthians 7:4

    The wife hath not power over her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband hath not power over his own body, but the wife.

  • Romans 7:3

    So then if, while the husband liveth, she be joined to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if the husband die, she is free from the law, so that she is no adulteress, though she be joined to another man.

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