Mark 10:4
Modern Translations
New International Version
They said, "Moses permitted a man to write a certificate of divorce and send her away."

New Living Translation
“Well, he permitted it,” they replied. “He said a man can give his wife a written notice of divorce and send her away.”

English Standard Version
They said, “Moses allowed a man to write a certificate of divorce and to send her away.”

Berean Study Bible
They answered, “Moses permitted a man to write his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away.”

New American Standard Bible
They said, “Moses permitted a man to write a certificate of divorce and send his wife away.”

NASB 1995
They said, "Moses permitted a man TO WRITE A CERTIFICATE OF DIVORCE AND SEND her AWAY."

NASB 1977
And they said, “Moses permitted a man TO WRITE A CERTIFICATE OF DIVORCE AND SEND her AWAY.”

Amplified Bible
They said, “Moses allowed a man TO WRITE A CERTIFICATE OF DIVORCE AND TO SEND HER AWAY.”

Christian Standard Bible
They said, “Moses permitted us to write divorce papers and send her away.”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They said, "Moses permitted us to write divorce papers and send her away."

Contemporary English Version
They answered, "Moses allows a man to write out divorce papers and send his wife away."

Good News Translation
Their answer was, "Moses gave permission for a man to write a divorce notice and send his wife away."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They said, "Moses allowed a man to give his wife a written notice to divorce her."

International Standard Version
They said, "Moses allowed a man to write a certificate of divorce and to divorce her."

NET Bible
They said, "Moses permitted a man to write a certificate of dismissal and to divorce her."
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away.

New King James Version
They said, “Moses permitted a man to write a certificate of divorce, and to dismiss her.

King James 2000 Bible
And they said, Moses allowed a man to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away.

New Heart English Bible
They said, "Moses allowed a certificate of divorce to be written, and to divorce her."

World English Bible
They said, "Moses allowed a certificate of divorce to be written, and to divorce her."

American King James Version
And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorce, and to put her away.

American Standard Version
And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away.

A Faithful Version
And they said, "Moses allowed a bill of divorcement to be written to divorce."

Darby Bible Translation
And they said, Moses allowed to write a bill of divorce, and to put away.

English Revised Version
And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away.

Webster's Bible Translation
And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
And they sayd, Moses suffered to write a bill of diuorcement, and to put her away.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And they sayde: Moyses suffred to write a booke of diuorcement, and to put her away.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
They sayde: Moses suffred to wryte a testimoniall of deuorcemet, and to put her awaye.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
And they sayde: Moses suffred to wryte a testimoniall of devorsement and to put hyr awaye.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And they said, “Moses permitted to write a bill of divorce, and to put away.”

Berean Literal Bible
And they said, "Moses permitted to write a roll of divorce, and to send her away."

Young's Literal Translation
and they said, 'Moses suffered to write a bill of divorce, and to put away.'

Smith's Literal Translation
And they said, Moses permitted to write a bill of divorce, and to loose.

Literal Emphasis Translation
And they said, Moses allowed to write a paper of divorce and divorce her.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Who said: Moses permitted to write a bill of divorce, and to put her away.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And they said, “Moses gave permission to write a bill of divorce and to dismiss her.”

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
But they said, “Moses allowed us to write a letter of divorce and we may get a divorce.”

Lamsa Bible
They said, Moses gave us permission to write a letter of separation, and then to divorce.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
They replied: Moses permitted us to write a bill of divorce, and put her away.

Godbey New Testament
And they said, Moses permitted to write a book of divorcement, and to send her away.

Haweis New Testament
They said, Moses permitted to write a bill of divorce, and to put her away.

Mace New Testament
Moses, said they, allowed a bill of divorce, and so to dismiss her.

Weymouth New Testament
"Moses," they said, "permitted a man to draw up a written notice of divorce, and to send his wife away."

Worrell New Testament
And they said, "Moses permitted to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away."

Worsley New Testament
And they said, Moses permitted a man to write a bill of divorce, and to put her away.
















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