Mark 10:5
Strong's Lexicon
But
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

Jesus
Ἰησοῦς (Iēsous)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2424: Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.

told
εἶπεν (eipen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.

them,
αὐτοῖς (autois)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

“[Moses] wrote
ἔγραψεν (egrapsen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1125: A primary verb; to 'grave', especially to write; figuratively, to describe.

this
ταύτην (tautēn)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3778: This; he, she, it.

commandment
ἐντολὴν (entolēn)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 1785: An ordinance, injunction, command, law. From entellomai; injunction, i.e. An authoritative prescription.

for you
ὑμῖν (hymin)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

because
Πρὸς (Pros)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 4314: To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward.

your
ὑμῶν (hymōn)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

hearts were hard.
σκληροκαρδίαν (sklērokardian)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 4641: Feminine of a compound of skleros and kardia; hard-heartedness, i.e., destitution of perception.

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
But Jesus told them, “Moses 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,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

English Revised Version
But Jesus said unto them, For 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,
















Cross References
Deuteronomy 24:1
When a man hath taken a wife, and married her, and it come to pass that she find no favour in his eyes, because he hath found some uncleanness in her: then let him write her a bill of divorcement, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house.

Matthew 19:8
He saith 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.

Mark 1:1
The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God;

Mark 10:4
And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away.

Mark 10:3
And he answered and said unto them, What did Moses command you?

Mark 10:2
And the Pharisees came to him, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? tempting him.

Mark 10:6
But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female.

Mark 10:7
For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife;

Mark 10:8
And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh.
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