Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And Jesus answered, and said unto them, "For the hardness of your hearts he wrote this precept unto you.
New American Standard Bible
But Jesus said to them,
King James Version
And Jesus answered and said unto them, For the hardness of your heart he wrote you this precept.
Holman Bible
But Jesus told them,
International Standard Version
But Jesus told them, "It was because of your hardness of heart that he wrote this command for you.
A Conservative Version
But having answered, Jesus said to them, For your hard heart he wrote for you this commandment.
American Standard Version
But Jesus said unto them, For your hardness of heart he wrote you this commandment.
Amplified
But Jesus said to them,
An Understandable Version
But Jesus said to them, "He wrote you this commandment [only] because of the rebellious spirit of you [Jews].
Anderson New Testament
And Jesus answered and said to them: On account of the hardness of your hearts, he wrote this commandment for you.
Bible in Basic English
But Jesus said to them, Because of your hard hearts he gave you this law.
Common New Testament
But Jesus said to them, "Because of your hardness of heart he wrote you this commandment.
Daniel Mace New Testament
but Jesus answered them, it was out of regard to your untractable temper, that Moses gave you this permission.
Darby Translation
And Jesus answering said to them, In view of your hard-heartedness he wrote this commandment for you;
Godbey New Testament
Jesus said to them, On account of the hardness of your heart he wrote this commandment to you.
Goodspeed New Testament
But Jesus said to them, "It was on account of your perversity that he laid down that law for you.
John Wesley New Testament
And Jesus answering said to them, For your hardness of heart he wrote you this precept.
Julia Smith Translation
And Jesus, having answered, said to them, For your hard heart he wrote you this command.
King James 2000
And Jesus answered and said unto them, For the hardness of your heart he wrote you this precept.
Lexham Expanded Bible
But Jesus said to them, "He wrote this commandment for you because of your hardness of heart.
Modern King James verseion
And Jesus answered and said to them, He wrote you this precept because of the hardness of your hearts.
Moffatt New Testament
Jesus said to them, "He wrote you that command on account of the hardness of your hearts.
Montgomery New Testament
But Jesus said to them. "Moses gave you that command because of the hardness of your hearts;
NET Bible
But Jesus said to them, "He wrote this commandment for you because of your hard hearts.
New Heart English Bible
But Jesus said, "For your hardness of heart, he wrote you this commandment.
Noyes New Testament
And Jesus said to them, On account of your hardness of heart he wrote you this command.
Sawyer New Testament
And Jesus said to them, Because of your hardness of heart, he wrote you this ordinance;
The Emphasized Bible
But, Jesus, said unto them - In view of your hardness of heart, wrote he for you this commandment;
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Then Jesus answering said unto them, For the hardness of your hearts he wrote you that ordinance.
Twentieth Century New Testament
"It was owing to the hardness of your hearts," said Jesus, "that Moses gave you this direction;
Webster
And Jesus answered and said to them, For the hardness of your heart, he wrote you this precept.
Weymouth New Testament
"It was in consideration of your stubborn hearts," said Jesus, "that Moses enacted this law for you;
Williams New Testament
But Jesus said to them, "It was due to your moral perversity that Moses wrote that command in your law.
World English Bible
But Jesus said to them, "For your hardness of heart, he wrote you this commandment.
Worrell New Testament
But Jesus said to them, "Because of the hardness of your heart he wrote you this commandment.
Worsley New Testament
And Jesus replied, He wrote this precept on account of your cruel tempers:
Youngs Literal Translation
And Jesus answering said to them, 'For the stiffness of your heart he wrote you this command,
Themes
Divorce » Why moses allowed divorce
Heart » The unregenerate » Is hard
character of the unrenewed Heart » Hard
Jesus Christ » History of » Interprets the law concerning marriage and divorce (in peraea)
Interlinear
Word Count of 37 Translations in Mark 10:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
On Divorce
4 And they said, "Moses suffered to write a testimonial of her divorcement, and to put her away." 5 And Jesus answered, and said unto them, "For the hardness of your hearts he wrote this precept unto you. 6 But at the first creation, God made them man and woman, saying,
Cross References
Matthew 19:8
He said unto them, "Moses, because of the hardness of your hearts, suffered you to put away your wives: But from the beginning it was not so.
Deuteronomy 9:6
Understand therefore that it is not for thy righteousness' sake, that the LORD thy God doth give thee this good land to possess it, for thou art a stiff-necked people.
Deuteronomy 31:27
For I know thy stubbornness and thy stiff neck: behold, while I am yet alive with you this day, ye have been disobedient unto the LORD: and how much more after my death.
Nehemiah 9:16-17
But our fathers were proud, and hard necked, so that they followed not thy commandments,
Nehemiah 9:26
Nevertheless they were disobedient, and rebelled against thee, and cast thy law behind their backs, and slew thy prophets, which exhorted them so earnestly, that they should convert unto thee, and did great blasphemies.
Acts 7:51
"Ye stiffnecked and of uncircumcised hearts and ears: ye have always resisted the holy ghost: as your fathers did, so do ye.
Hebrews 3:7-10
Wherefore, as the holy ghost saith, "Today if ye shall hear his voice,