Mark 10:12 (ESV)ExpositionWhy does Jesus talk of a woman divorcing her husband when in Jewish society only men had the right to divorce?ShareInformationReading ListEnglishMark 10:12 (ESV)12 and if she divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery.”Jesus shows us that women are to be treated as equal partners in marriage and not as property.1It is true that in Jewish society of the time women could not request a divorce. But in the Greek and Roman world they could.2,3
12 and if she divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery.”