Mark 10:11
And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her.
Mark 10:11 in other translations
| BSB | So He told them, “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her. |
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| WEB | He said to them, “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her. |
| ASV | And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her: |
| YLT | and he saith to them, ‘Whoever may put away his wife, and may marry another, doth commit adultery against her; |
| DARBY | And he says to them, Whosoever shall put away his wife and shall marry another, commits adultery against her. |
| BBE | And he said to them, Whoever puts away his wife and takes another, is false to his wife; |
| Webster | And he saith to them, Whoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her. |
What does Mark 10:11 mean?
Barnes' Notes
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Mark 10:1-12
Wherever Jesus was, the people flocked after him in crowds, and he taught them. Preaching was Christ's constant practice. He here shows that the reason why Moses' law allowed divorce, was such that they ought not to use the permission; it was only for the hardness of their hearts. God himself joined man and wife together; he has fitted them to be comforts and helps for each other. The bond which God has tied, is not…
Mark 10:11 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Mark 10:11
- Matthew 5:31-32
It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement: But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.
- Romans 7:3
So then if, while her husband liveth, she be married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if her husband be dead, she is free from that law; so that she is no adulteress, though she be married to another man.
- Matthew 19:9
And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery.
- 1 Corinthians 7:10-11
And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband: But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife.
- Luke 16:18
Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and whosoever marrieth her that is put away from her husband committeth adultery.
- 1 Corinthians 7:4
The wife hath not power of her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband hath not power of his own body, but the wife.
- Hebrews 13:4
Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.
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Context
- Mark 10:10
And in the house his disciples asked him again of the same matter.
- Mark 10:11
And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her.
- Mark 10:12
And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery.
Mark 10:11 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y les dice: Cualquiera que repudiare á su mujer, y se casare con otra, comete adulterio contra ella: |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | et il leur dit: Quiconque répudiera sa femme et en épousera une autre, commet adultère envers la première; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | und er spricht zu ihnen: Wer irgend sein Weib entlassen und eine andere heiraten wird, begeht Ehebruch gegen sie. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et ait illis: Quicumque dimiserit uxorem suam, et aliam duxerit, adulterium committit super eam. |