Mark 10:5 “But Jesus told them, “Moses wrote this commandment for you because of…”

Mark 10:5

But Jesus told them, “Moses wrote this commandment for you because of your hardness of heart.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And Jesus answered and said unto them, For the hardness of your heart he wrote you this precept.

World English Bible

But Jesus said to them, “For your hardness of heart, he wrote you this commandment.

American Standard Version

But Jesus said unto them, For your hardness of heart he wrote you this commandment.

Geneva Bible 1599

Then Iesus answered, and sayd vnto them, For the hardnesse of your heart he wrote this precept vnto you.

Darby Translation

And Jesus answering said to them, In view of your hard-heartedness he wrote this commandment for you;

Young's Literal Translation

And Jesus answering said to them, 'For the stiffness of your heart he wrote you this command,

Bible in Basic English

But Jesus said to them, Because of your hard hearts he gave you this law.

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Cross references

“For”

Matthew 19:8 Acts 7:51 Nehemiah 9:26 Hebrews 3:7–10 Deuteronomy 9:6 Deuteronomy 31:27

Matthew 19:8 · BSB

Jesus replied, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because of your hardness of heart. But it was not this way from the beginning.

Acts 7:51 · BSB

You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did.

Nehemiah 9:26 · BSB

But they were disobedient and rebelled against You; they flung Your law behind their backs. They killed Your prophets, who had admonished them to return to You. They committed terrible blasphemies.

Hebrews 3:7–10 · BSB

Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you hear His voice,

Deuteronomy 9:6 · BSB

Understand, then, that it is not because of your righteousness that the LORD your God is giving you this good land to possess, for you are a stiff-necked people.

Deuteronomy 31:27 · BSB

For I know how rebellious and stiff-necked you are. If you are already rebelling against the LORD while I am still alive, how much more will you rebel after my death!

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

4They answered, “Moses permitted a man to write his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away.”

6However, from the beginning of creation, ‘God made them male and female.’

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