Mark 10:5
But Jesus said to them, Because of your hard hearts he gave you this law.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
And Jesus answered and said unto them, For the hardness of your heart he wrote you this precept.
In Context
4And they said to him, Moses let us give her a statement in writing, and be free from her.
6But from the first, male and female made he them.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 9:6Be certain then that the Lord your God is not giving you this good land as a reward for your righteousness; for you are a stiff-necked people.
Nehemiah 9:16But they and our fathers, in their pride, made their necks stiff, and gave no attention to your orders,
Matthew 19:8He says to them, Moses, because of your hard hearts, let you put away your wives: but it has not been so from the first.
Hebrews 3:7And so, as the Holy Spirit says, Today if you let his voice come to your ears,
Matthew Henry on Mark 10:2-13
The Doctrine of Divorce. 1 And he arose from thence, and cometh into the coasts of Judæa by the farther side of Jordan: and the people resort unto him again; and, as he was wont, he taught them again. 2 And the Pharisees came to him, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? tempting him. 3 And he answered and said unto them, What did Moses command you? 4 And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away. 5 And Jesus answered and said unto them, For the hardness of… Read the whole commentary →