Mark 10:5
Modern Translations
New International Version
"It was because your hearts were hard that Moses wrote you this law," Jesus replied.

New Living Translation
But Jesus responded, “He wrote this commandment only as a concession to your hard hearts.

English Standard Version
And Jesus said to them, “Because of your hardness of heart he wrote you this commandment.

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

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

NASB 1995
But Jesus said to them, "Because of your hardness of heart he wrote you this commandment.

NASB 1977
But Jesus said to them, “Because of your hardness of heart he wrote you this commandment.

Amplified Bible
But Jesus said to them, “Because of your hardness of hearts [your callousness and insensitivity toward your wives and the provision of God] he wrote you this precept.

Christian Standard Bible
But Jesus told them, “He wrote this command for you because of the hardness of your hearts.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But Jesus told them, "He wrote this command for you because of the hardness of your hearts.

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

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

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Jesus said to them, "He wrote this command for you because you're heartless.

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

NET Bible
But Jesus said to them, "He wrote this commandment for you because of your hard hearts.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And Jesus answered and said unto them, For the hardness of your heart he wrote you this precept.

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

King James 2000 Bible
And Jesus answered and said unto them, For the hardness of your heart he wrote you this precept.

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

World English Bible
But Jesus said to them, "For your hardness of heart, he wrote you this commandment.

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

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

A Faithful Version
Then Jesus answered and said to them, "He wrote this commandment for you because of your hardheartedness.

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

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

Webster's Bible Translation
And Jesus answered and said to them, For the hardness of your heart, he wrote you this precept.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Then Iesus answered, & sayd vnto them, For the hardnes of your heart he wrote this precept vnto you.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And Iesus aunswered, and sayde vnto the: For the hardnesse of your heart, he wrote this precept vnto you.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Iesus answered, and sayde vnto them: Because of ye hardnesse of yor hert dyd Moses wryte you this commaundement.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
And Iesus answered and sayd vnto the: For ye hardnes of youre hertes he wrote this precept vnto you.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And Jesus answering said to them, “For the stiffness of your heart he wrote you this command,

Berean Literal Bible
But Jesus said to them, "He wrote this commandment for you because of your hardness of heart;

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

Smith's Literal Translation
And Jesus, having answered, said to them, For your hard heart he wrote you this command.

Literal Emphasis Translation
And Jesus said to them, With your hardheartedness, he wrote this commandment for you;

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
To whom Jesus answering, said: Because of the hardness of your heart he wrote you that precept.

Catholic Public Domain Version
But Jesus responded by saying: “It was due to the hardness of your heart that he wrote that precept for you.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Yeshua answered and he said to them, “He wrote you this commandment confronting the callousness of your heart.”

Lamsa Bible
Jesus answered and said to them, It was because of the hardness of your heart, that he wrote for you this particular law.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
And Jesus answered and said to them: On account of the hardness of your hearts, 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.

Haweis New Testament
Then Jesus answering said unto them, For the hardness of your hearts he wrote you that ordinance.

Mace New Testament
but Jesus answered them, it was out of regard to your untractable temper, that Moses gave you this permission.

Weymouth New Testament
"It was in consideration of your stubborn hearts," said Jesus, "that Moses enacted this law for you;

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:
















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