Parallel Verses
An Understandable Version
They replied, "Moses allowed us to provide a legal divorce decree and [then] to divorce her."
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.”
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.
Youngs Literal Translation
and they said, 'Moses suffered to write a bill of divorce, and to put 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 answered them, "What did Moses command you [to do]?" 4 They replied, "Moses allowed us to provide a legal divorce decree and [then] to divorce her." 5 But Jesus said to them, "He wrote you this commandment [only] because of the rebellious spirit of you [Jews].
Cross References
Matthew 1:19
Now Joseph, her husband [to be], being a man who did what was right, and not wanting to make a public spectacle out of her, decided to break off their engagement privately.
Matthew 5:31-32
It was also said [Deut. 24:1-3], 'Whoever divorces his wife, let it be done with a [legally binding] divorce decree, which he must give her.'
Matthew 19:7
They replied, "Why then did Moses order [a man] to provide a legal divorce decree [Deut. 24:1], and then divorce his wife?"