1 2 3 sn See the note on Pharisees in 3:7. 4 5 6 7 8 sn A quotation from Deut 24:1. The Pharisees were all in agreement that the OT permitted a man to write a certificate of dismissal and to divorce his wife (not vice-versa) and that remarriage was therefore sanctioned. But the two rabbinic schools of Shammai and Hillel differed on the grounds for divorce. Shammai was much stricter than Hillel and permitted divorce only in the case of sexual immorality. Hillel permitted divorce for almost any reason (cf. the Mishnah, m. Gittin 9.10). 9 tn Grk “He”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity. 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 sn While the rich man was probably being sincere when he insisted I have wholeheartedly obeyed all these laws, he had confined his righteousness to external obedience. The rich man’s response to Jesus’ command – to give away all he had – revealed that internally he loved money more than God. 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43