Mark 10:12 (GNV)

Passage

And if a woman put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adulterie.

Nearby Context

Mark 10:10 And in the house his disciples asked him againe of that matter.

Mark 10:11 And he sayd vnto them, Whosoeuer shall put away his wife and marrie another, committeth adulterie against her.

Mark 10:12 And if a woman put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adulterie.

Mark 10:13 Then they brought litle children to him, that he should touch them, and his disciples rebuked those that brought them.

Mark 10:14 But when Iesus sawe it, he was displeased, and said to them, Suffer the litle children to come vnto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdome of God.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "woman", "away", "husband", "married", "another", "committeth", and "adulterie". 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 sayd vnto them Whosoeuer shall..." into verse 13's "Then they brought litle 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.