Mark 10:4 (GNV)

Passage

And they sayd, Moses suffered to write a bill of diuorcement, and to put her away.

Nearby Context

Mark 10:2 Then the Pharises came and asked him, if it were lawfull for a man to put away his wife, and tempted him.

Mark 10:3 And he answered, and sayde vnto them, What did Moses commaund you?

Mark 10:4 And they sayd, Moses suffered to write a bill of diuorcement, and to put her away.

Mark 10:5 Then Iesus answered, and sayd vnto them, For the hardnesse of your heart he wrote this precept vnto you.

Mark 10:6 But at the beginning of the creation God made them male and female:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "sayd", "moses", "suffered", "write", "bill", "diuorcement", and "away". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "sayd" and "moses", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 3's "And he answered and sayde vnto them..." into verse 5's "Then Iesus answered and sayd vnto them...", so "sayd" and "moses" 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 "sayd" and "moses" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.