Mark 10:12 (DBY)

Passage

And if a woman put away her husband and shall marry another, she commits adultery.

Nearby Context

Mark 10:10 And again in the house the disciples asked him concerning this.

Mark 10:11 And he says to them, Whosoever shall put away his wife and shall marry another, commits adultery against her.

Mark 10:12 And if a woman put away her husband and shall marry another, she commits adultery.

Mark 10:13 And they brought little children to him that he might touch them. But the disciples rebuked those that brought [them].

Mark 10:14 But Jesus seeing [it], was indignant, and said to them, Suffer the little children to come to me; forbid them not; for of such is the kingdom of God.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 11's "And he says to them Whosoever shall..." into verse 13's "And they brought little children to him...", so "woman" and "away" 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 "woman" and "away" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.