Here Jesus explicitly quotes the teaching of the law (Deut. 24:1–4) and opposes to it, on the basis of His own authority, His teaching on the matter. In Mark’s gospel, He declares that Moses does not represent the perfect will of God on this matter and presumes to correct the law on His own authority as to what is really the will of God. But no human being, no prophet or teacher or charismatic, has that kind of authority.
