Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Mark 10:9
What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
9. What therefore God ] In Gen 2:24 these are the words of Adam; in St Mat 19:4 the words of God; in St Mark the words of Christ. They are words of Adam as uttering prophetically a Divine, fundamental, ordinance; they are words of God as being eternally valid; they are words of Christ, as rules for Christian life re-established by Him, Who “adorned and beautified” the holy estate of matrimony with His presence and first miracle at Cana of Galilee.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
What therefore God hath joined together,….
[See comments on Mt 19:6].
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
What. Regarding the two as one.
Fuente: Vincent’s Word Studies in the New Testament
1) “What therefore God hath joined together,” (ho oun ho theos sunezeuksen) “What therefore God has yoked together,” in colleague or affinity as, (to exist as) one, our Lord concludes, charges as His first will regarding marriage.
2) ”Let not man put asunder.” (anthropos me chorizeto) ”Let not (permit not) a man to separate or part,” to come between, or change by compromise, or by amendment, Mat 19:6.
Fuente: Garner-Howes Baptist Commentary
What, &c. Regarding the two as one. The con verse is true: what God hath divided, lot not man join together. Note the bearing of this on 2Ti 2:15. not. Greek. me App-105.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
[9. -, God-man) Whatsoever God doeth and ordaineth, it is mans part to regard as an established principle. It is an impiety to accept as authoritative what God rejects; or to approve of what God censures.-V. g.]
Fuente: Gnomon of the New Testament
Rom 7:1-3, 1Ch 7:10-13
Reciprocal: Mat 19:6 – God
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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It says that God joined these two, and that was because the ordinance was authorized of God. The fleshly union made them one and the unfaithfulness of either would be the way that the union could be put asunder.
Fuente: Combined Bible Commentary
Jesus drew a conclusion from what the Scriptures that He just quoted revealed. It is therefore wrong for man to break a bond that God has fashioned. Thus Jesus did not side with either school of rabbinic interpretation. He affirmed God’s ideal in marriage, namely, no divorce.