Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
and they said, 'Moses suffered to write a bill of divorce, and to put away.'
New American Standard Bible
They said, “
King James Version
And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away.
Holman Bible
They said, “Moses permitted us to write divorce papers
International Standard Version
They said, "Moses allowed a man to write a certificate of divorce and to divorce her."
A Conservative Version
And they said, Moses permitted to write a document of divorce, and to divorce her.
American Standard Version
And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away.
Amplified
They said, “Moses allowed a man to write a certificate of divorce and to send her away.”
An Understandable Version
They replied, "Moses allowed us to provide a legal divorce decree and [then] to divorce her."
Anderson New Testament
They replied: Moses permitted us to write a bill of divorce, and put her away.
Bible in Basic English
And they said to him, Moses let us give her a statement in writing, and be free from her.
Common New Testament
They said, "Moses permitted a man to write a certificate of divorce, and to put her away."
Daniel Mace New Testament
Moses, said they, allowed a bill of divorce, and so to dismiss her.
Darby Translation
And they said, Moses allowed to write a bill of divorce, and to put away.
Godbey New Testament
And they said, Moses permitted to write a book of divorcement, and to send her away.
Goodspeed New Testament
They said, "Moses permits a man to divorce his wife by drawing up a written divorce-notice."
John Wesley New Testament
They said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorce, and to put her away.
Julia Smith Translation
And they said, Moses permitted to write a bill of divorce, and to loose.
King James 2000
And they said, Moses allowed a man to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away.
Lexham Expanded Bible
So they said, "Moses permitted [a man] to write a certificate of divorce and to send [her] away."
Modern King James verseion
And they said, Moses allowed a bill of divorce to be written, and to put her away.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And they said, "Moses suffered to write a testimonial of her divorcement, and to put her away."
Moffatt New Testament
They said, "Moses permitted a man to divorce her by writing out a separation notice."
Montgomery New Testament
"Moses," said they, "permitted a man to draw up a bill of separation and divorce her."
NET Bible
They said, "Moses permitted a man to write a certificate of dismissal and to divorce her."
New Heart English Bible
They said, "Moses allowed a certificate of divorce to be written, and to divorce her."
Noyes New Testament
And they said, Moses permitted to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away.
Sawyer New Testament
And they said, Moses permitted us to write a bill of divorcement and put her away.
The Emphasized Bible
And, they, said - Moses permitted, to write, a roll of dismissal, and to divorce.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
They said, Moses permitted to write a bill of divorce, and to put her away.
Twentieth Century New Testament
"Moses," they said, "permitted a man to 'draw up in writing a notice of separation and divorce his wife.'"
Webster
And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away.
Weymouth New Testament
"Moses," they said, "permitted a man to draw up a written notice of divorce, and to send his wife away."
Williams New Testament
They answered, "Moses allowed a man to divorce his wife, if he wrote out a divorce charge."
World English Bible
They said, "Moses allowed a certificate of divorce to be written, and to divorce her."
Worrell New Testament
And they said, "Moses permitted to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away."
Worsley New Testament
And they said, Moses permitted a man to write a bill of divorce, and to put her away.
Themes
Divorce » Why moses allowed divorce
Jesus Christ » History of » Interprets the law concerning marriage and divorce (in peraea)
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References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Mark 10:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
On Divorce
3 and he answering said to them, 'What did Moses command you?' 4 and they said, 'Moses suffered to write a bill of divorce, and to put away.' 5 And Jesus answering said to them, 'For the stiffness of your heart he wrote you this command,
Cross References
Deuteronomy 24:1-4
When a man doth take a wife, and hath married her, and it hath been, if she doth not find grace in his eyes (for he hath found in her nakedness of anything), and he hath written for her a writing of divorce, and given it into her hand, and sent her out of his house,
Isaiah 50:1
Thus said Jehovah: 'Where is this -- the bill of your mother's divorce, Whom I sent away? Or to which of My creditors have I sold you? Lo, for your iniquities ye have been sold, And for your transgressions Hath your mother been sent away.
Jeremiah 3:1
Saying, 'Lo, one sendeth away his wife, And she hath gone from him, And she hath been to another man, Doth he turn back unto her again? Greatly defiled is not that land? And thou hast committed whoredom with many lovers, And turn again to Me, an affirmation of Jehovah.
Matthew 1:19
and Joseph her husband being righteous, and not willing to make her an example, did wish privately to send her away.
Matthew 5:31-32
'And it was said, That whoever may put away his wife, let him give to her a writing of divorce;
Matthew 19:7
They say to him, 'Why then did Moses command to give a roll of divorce, and to put her away?'