Bible Strands
Mark 10:11
So He told them, “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus addresses the disciples inside a house immediately after they question him about divorce.
The words — ἀπολύσῃ (apolusē) means "shall divorce" and γυναῖκα (gunaika) translates to "wife."
The thread — The same prohibition appears in Matthew 19:9 and Matthew 5:31, while Romans 7:3 extends the rule to a wife who remarries while her husband lives.
Why it lands — The text states that divorcing a spouse and marrying another person commits adultery against the original partner.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her.
Cross-references
- Matthew 5:31 It has also been said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.’
- Matthew 19:9 Now I tell you that whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery.”
- Romans 7:3 So then, if she is joined to another man while her husband is still alive, she is called an adulteress; but if her husband dies, she is free from that law and is not an adulteress if she marries another man.
- 1 Corinthians 7:10 To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband.
- Luke 16:18 Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
- 1 Corinthians 7:4 The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband. Likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife.
- Hebrews 13:4 Marriage should be honored by all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.