UNDAILY Episode 142
Jesus then left that place and went into the region of Judea and across the Jordan. Again, crowds of people came to him, and as was his custom, he taught them. Some Pharisees came and tested him by asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?” “What did Moses command you?” he replied. They said, “Moses permitted a man to write a certificate of divorce and send her away.” “It was because your hearts were hard that Moses wrote you this law,” Jesus replied. “But at the beginning of creation God ‘made them male and female.’ ‘For this reason, a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.’ So, they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore, what God has joined together, let no one separate.” When they were in the house again, the disciples asked Jesus about this. He answered, “Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her. And if she divorces her husband and marries another man, she commits adultery.”
MARK 10, 1-12 (NIV)
Today, we delve into a passage from the Gospel according to Mark, which discusses the indissolubility of marriage. This topic requires particular emphasis and reflection in our times, as family values and the permanence of marital unions are often questioned. Jesus, responding to the Pharisees' questions, refers to the very beginning of creation, saying: "However, from the beginning of creation, God made them male and female. Therefore, a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh. So, they are no longer two, but one flesh." This passage is crucial as it reveals God's plan for marriage, based on unity, fidelity, and indissolubility.
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