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Mark 10:5
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3 And He answered and said to them, “What did Moses command you?”
4 They said, a“Moses permitted a man to write a certificate of divorce, and to dismiss her.”  
5 And Jesus answered and said to them, “Because of the hardness of your heart he wrote you this1 precept.  
6 But from the beginning of the creation, God a‘made them male and female.’  
7 a‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife,  
8 and the two shall become one flesh’; so then they are no longer two, but one flesh.
9 Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate.”
10 In the house His disciples also asked Him again about the same matter.
11 So He said to them, a“Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her.  
12 And if a woman divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery.”

Jesus Blesses Little Children

13 aThen they brought little children to Him, that He might touch them; but the disciples rebuked those who brought them.  
14 But when Jesus saw it, He was greatly displeased and said to them, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for aof such is the kingdom of God.  
Verse Comparison: Mark 10:5

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

Amplified® Bible
But Jesus said to them, Because of your hardness of heart [your condition of insensibility to the call of God] he wrote you this precept in your Law.

Contemporary English Version
Jesus replied, "Moses gave you this law because you are so heartless.

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

Good News Bible
Jesus said to them, "Moses wrote this law for you because you are so hard to teach.

International Standard Version
But Jesus said to them, "It was because of your hardness of heart that he wrote this command for you.

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

New American Standard Bible
But Jesus said to them, "Because of your hardness of heart he wrote you this commandment.

New International Version
"It was because your hearts were hard that Moses wrote you this law," Jesus replied.

New King James Version
And Jesus answered and said to them, “Because of the hardness of your heart he wrote you this precept.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
But Jesus said to them, "Because of your hardness of heart he wrote you this commandment.

Young's Literal Translation
And Jesus answering said to them, `For the stiffness of your heart he wrote you this command,


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