Mark 10:4

Teachings about Divorce

3“What did Moses command you?” He replied. 4They answered, “Moses permitted a man to write his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away.”

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Berean Standard Bible
They answered, “Moses permitted a man to write his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away.”
American Standard Version (1901)
And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to 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.
Free Bible Version
“Moses allowed a man to write a certificate of divorce and send the woman away,” they replied.
Geneva Bible 1599
And they sayd, Moses suffered to write a bill of diuorcement, and to put her away.
King James (Authorized) Version
And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away.
One Unity Resource Bible
They said, “Moses [Drawn out] allowed a certificate of divorce to be written , and to divorce her.”
Plain English Version
The Pharisee mob said, “Moses wrote a law like this, ‘A man can split up from his wife. That man has to write a divorce letter to say she is not his wife any more. He has to give that letter to his wife, and then he can force her to go away.’”
Translation for Translators
One of them replied, “Moses permitted that a man may write on paper his reason for divorcing his wife, give this paper to her, and then send her away.”
Unlocked Literal Bible
They said, “Moses allowed a man to write a certificate of divorce and then to send her away.”
Noah Webster Bible
And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away.
World English Bible
They said, “Moses allowed a certificate of divorce to be written, and to divorce her.”
Young's Literal Translation
and they said, 'Moses suffered to write a bill of divorce, and to put away.'