When they were back inside the house, the disciples asked Jesus about this matter.
Parallel translations
- WEB In the house, his disciples asked him again about the same matter.
- KJV And in the house his disciples asked him again of the same matter.
- NKJV In the house His disciples also asked Him again about the same matter.
- NASB And in the house the disciples again began questioning Him about this.
- NLT Later, when he was alone with his disciples in the house, they brought up the subject again.
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Quick answer
In private the disciples ask Jesus more about divorce. Their follow-up shows the teaching's weight and invites further clarity.
Overview
As often in Mark, private instruction in "the house" deepens what was said publicly. The disciples sense that Jesus' high view of marriage challenges common practice and want to understand its implications. Their question sets up the plain application Jesus gives about remarriage and adultery.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 3
- Mark 9:33Then they came to Capernaum. While Jesus was in the house, He asked them, “What were you discussing on the way?”
- Mark 9:28After Jesus had gone into the house, His disciples asked Him privately, “Why couldn’t we drive it out?”
- Mark 4:10As soon as Jesus was alone with the Twelve and those around Him, they asked Him about the parable.
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Mark drives urgently to the cross, showing Jesus the Son of God as the suffering Servant who 'came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.'
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