Mark 10:12 (WEB)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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.”

Mark 10:13 They were bringing to him little children, that he should touch them, but the disciples rebuked those who were bringing them.

Mark 10:14 But when Jesus saw it, he was moved with indignation, and said to them, “Allow the little children to come to me! Don’t forbid them, for God’s Kingdom belongs to such as these.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 11's "He said to them Whoever divorces his..." into verse 13's "They were bringing to him little children...", so "woman" and "herself" 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 "herself" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.