Mark 10:2

“And the: Pharisees came unto him, etc..] As they every where did; not to be instructed by him, but to ensnare him; and asked him, is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? that is, as Matthew adds, “for every cause”, (see Gill on “<401903>Matthew 19:3”): for, a divorce might be lawfully made for a cause, or reason, namely, adultery, but not for any, or every cause; which is the sense of this question of the Pharisees; and, which they put, not for information, but tempting him; trying to entangle him by opposing the authority of Moses, should he deny the lawfulness of divorces, or by objecting his former doctrine, (<400532>Matthew 5:32), and so expose him as an inconsistent preacher,…”

“See this question about divorce explained in the notes at Matthew 19:1-12. Mark 10:12 And if a woman shall put away her husband - It would seem, from this, that a woman, among the Jews, had the power of separating herself from her husband, yet this right is not given her by the law of Moses. There is not, however, any positive evidence that females often claimed or exercised this right. Cases had occurred, indeed, in which it had been done. The wife of Herod had rejected her former husband and married Herod. And though instances of this kind “might” have been attempted to be defended by the example of Pagans, yet our Saviour was desirous of showing them that it did not free them from the…”

“Mat 5:31; Mat 19:7; Luk 16:18. Mark 10:4”

“the Pharisees: Mar 8:15; Mat 9:34, Mat 15:12, Mat 23:13; Luk 5:30, Luk 6:7, Luk 7:30, Luk 11:39, Luk 11:53, Luk 11:54, Luk 16:14; Joh 7:32, Joh 7:48, Joh 11:47, Joh 11:57 Is it: Mal 2:16; Mat 5:31, Mat 5:32, Mat 19:3; Co1 7:10, Co1 7:11 tempting: Mar 8:11; Mat 16:1, Mat 22:35; Joh 8:6; Co1 10:9 Mark 10:3”