Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 19:1-12
Matthew 19:1-2 Kings : . The Question of Divorce ( Mark 10:1-2 Kings : *).— In Matthew 19:2 “ healed” replaces Mk.’ s “ taught.” Mt. makes Jesus give His own opinion, based on Gen., at once, and it is the Pharisees who bring the Deuteronomic modification into the debate. Matthew 19:3 . for every cause: peculiar to Mt. Mk. makes the questions as to divorce absolute; Mt. gives it a Jewish and more likely form, having in mind the difference between the view of Shammai that a man could put his... read more
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 19:1-2
Guidance For The New Congregation (18:1-19:2). This chapter has been compared with the Manual of Discipline found at Qumran which was intended to regulate a specific community, and has been seen as similarly giving instructions concerning the regulating of the new community of disciples. As a general comparison that may be seen as acceptable, but it is not strictly accurate. For it must be noted that this is not really a Manual of Discipline at all, nor is it set out as such, it is rather a... read more