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Mark 10:4
And they said to him, Moses let us give her a statement in writing, and be free from her.
Mark 10:4 · Bible in Basic English
Mark 10:4 in other translations
And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away.
They answered, “Moses permitted a man to write his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away.”
They said, “Moses allowed a certificate of divorce to be written, and to divorce her.”
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In context
1 And he got up, and went into the country of Judaea on the other side of Jordan: and great numbers of people came together to him again; and, as was his way, he gave them teaching.
2 And Pharisees came to him, testing him with the question, Is it right for a man to put away his wife?
3 And he said to them in answer, What did Moses say you were to do?
4 And they said to him, Moses let us give her a statement in writing, and be free from her.
5 But Jesus said to them, Because of your hard hearts he gave you this law.
6 But from the first, male and female made he them.
7 For this cause will a man go away from his father and mother, and be joined to his wife;
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