Mark 10:10 (WEB)

Passage

In the house, his disciples asked him again about the same matter.

Nearby Context

Mark 10:8 and the two will become one flesh,Genesis 2:24 so that they are no longer two, but one flesh.

Mark 10:9 What therefore God has joined together, let no man separate.”

Mark 10:10 In the house, his disciples asked him again about the same matter.

Mark 10:11 He said to them, “Whoever divorces his wife, and marries another, commits adultery against her.

Mark 10:12 If a woman herself divorces her husband, and marries another, she commits adultery.”

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "house", "disciples", "asked", "again", "same", and "matter". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "house" and "disciples", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "What therefore God has joined together let..." into verse 11's "He said to them Whoever divorces his...", so "house" and "disciples" 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 "house" and "disciples" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.