Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 7:10-11
These verses suggest that while a wife should not depart from her husband, if she does, she must remain unmarried or be reconciled, allowing for more flexibility than the strict prohibition implied in Mark 10:10.
1 Corinthians 7:10-11: And unto the married I command, [yet] not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from [her] husband:
Contradiction with Matthew 19:8
This verse explains that divorce was permitted by Moses due to the hardness of hearts, suggesting an allowance for divorce that seems to contrast with the strict stance in Mark 10:10.
Matthew 19:8: He saith unto them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so.
Contradiction with Deuteronomy 24:1-4
This passage provides guidelines for a man to divorce his wife, suggesting a legal framework for divorce contrary to the implications of Mark 10:10 where divorce appears strictly prohibited.
Deuteronomy 24:1-4: When a man hath taken a wife, and married her, and it come to pass that she find no favour in his eyes, because he hath found some uncleanness in her: then let him write her a bill of divorcement, and give [it] in her hand, and send her out of his house. [some...: Heb. matter of nakedness] [divorcement: Heb. cutting off]
Contradiction with Ezra 10:11
This verse instructs the people to separate from foreign wives to purify themselves, indicating a scenario where divorce is not only permitted but required, which contrasts with the prohibition in Mark 10:10.
Ezra 10:11: Now therefore make confession unto the LORD God of your fathers, and do his pleasure: and separate yourselves from the people of the land, and from the strange wives.
Contradiction with Jeremiah 3:8
God gives Israel a certificate of divorce, suggesting that divorce is permissible, which stands in contrast to the prohibition implied in Mark 10:10.
Jeremiah 3:8: And I saw, when for all the causes whereby backsliding Israel committed adultery I had put her away, and given her a bill of divorce; yet her treacherous sister Judah feared not, but went and played the harlot also.