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They said, "Moses allowed a bill of divorce to be written, and to divorce her."
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A Concession, Not a Command
Commentators stress that the Pharisees are citing a law where Moses permitted divorce; he did not command it. This was a legal provision to manage the reality of human sinfulness, often called 'hardness of heart,' not an endorsement of divorce as God's ideal for marriage.
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Mark
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To write a bill of divorcement and to put her away (βιβλιον αποστασιου γραψα κα απολυσα). The word for "bill" (βιβλιον) is a dimin…
19th Century
Anglican
And the Pharisees came to him. (See Notes on Matthew 19:3-12). We are not surprised to find St. Mark omitting the “hard s…
Jesus, as he often did when in controversy with the Jewish religious leaders, countered with a question of his own. Moses was their authority—what …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And they said
By way of reply,
Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her aw…
Presbyterian
Wherever Jesus was, the people flocked after him in crowds, and he taught them. Preaching was Christ's constant practice. He shows here that the re…
