12:14) Here, the question concerns divorce. As indicated in the Pharisees’ response to Jesus, they already know the scriptural answer: Moses allowed a man to divorce his wife. The contemporary debate concerns the legitimate grounds for this divorce. Was divorce justified only in cases of sexual impurity, or could a man legitimately divorce his wife for any fault, including perhaps the “fault” of simply being less appealing than another woman? As usual, Jesus reframes the debate. He turns the question