Later, when [Jesus] was alone with his disciples in the house, they brought up the subject [of divorce] again. He told them, “Whoever divorces his wife and marries someone else commits adultery against her. And if a woman divorces her husband and marries someone else, she commits adultery.” —Mark 10:10-12 NLT Key Thought In a …
[Jesus continued his teaching about marriage:] “‘This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.’ Since they are no longer two but one, let no one split apart what God has joined together.” —Mark 10:7-9 NLT Key Thought God has the …
[Jesus continued his teaching about marriage:] “‘This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.’ Since they are no longer two but one, …” —Mark 10:7-8 NLT Key Thought Marriage is about two people becoming one entity. Jesus makes this powerfully …
[Jesus continued his teaching about marriage:] “But ‘God made them male and female’ from the beginning of creation. ‘This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, …’” —Mark 10:6-7 NLT Key Thought One of the key elements of marriage as God designed it is the transfer of …
[Jesus continued his teaching about marriage:] “But ‘God made them male and female’ from the beginning of creation.” —Mark 10:6 NLT Key Thought God’s plan, rooted in the creation story of Genesis 2, is that one woman and one man be married for life. As male and female, they are different, yet each one is …
“Well, [Moses] permitted it,” [the Pharisees] replied. “He said a man can give his wife a written notice of divorce and send her away.” But Jesus responded, “He wrote this commandment only as a concession to your hard hearts.” —Mark 10:4-5 NLT Key Thought What Moses did in allowing the children of Israel a legal …
Jesus answered [the Pharisees] with a question: “What did Moses say in the law about divorce?” “Well, he permitted it,” they replied. “He said a man can give his wife a written notice of divorce and send her away.” —Mark 10:3-4 NLT Key Thought In this Scripture, the Pharisees were able to correctly tell Jesus …
Some Pharisees came and tried to trap [Jesus] with this question: “Should a man be allowed to divorce his wife?” —Mark 10:2 NLT Key Thought Isn’t it amazing how religious people can resort to trickery and legalistic debate to try to prove their superiority? Shouldn’t we focus on the real issues of God’s heart like …
Then Jesus left Capernaum and went down to the region of Judea and into the area east of the Jordan River. Once again crowds gathered around him, and as usual he was teaching them. —Mark 10:1 NLT Key Thought Two characteristics marked Jesus’ ministry at this stage of his life. First, he was very popular …
[Jesus continued his teaching,] “Salt is good for seasoning. But if it loses its flavor, how do you make it salty again? You must have the qualities of salt among yourselves and live in peace with each other.” —Mark 9:50 NLT Key Thought Jesus wants us to be people of godly character — the term …