Mark 10:11 (ASV)

Passage

And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her:

Nearby Context

Mark 10:9 What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.

Mark 10:10 And in the house the disciples asked him again of this 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 she herself shall put away her husband, and marry another, she committeth adultery.

Mark 10:13 And they were bringing unto him little children, that he should touch them: and the disciples rebuked them.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "saith", "whosoever", "shall", "away", "wife", "marry", "another", and "committeth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "saith" and "whosoever", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "And in the house the disciples asked..." into verse 12's "and if she herself shall put away...", so "saith" and "whosoever" belong inside that flow. In Mark context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "saith" and "whosoever" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.