Mark 10:5
Then Jesus told them, “Moses only wrote down this rule for you because of your hard-hearted attitude.
Free Bible Version
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
4“Moses allowed a man to write a certificate of divorce and send the woman away,” they replied.
6However, in the beginning, from creation, God made male and female.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 9:6You'd better believe that it's not because you're such good people that the Lord your God is giving you this good land to own, because you are stubborn, hard-hearted people.
Nehemiah 9:16But they and our forefathers acted arrogantly and became stubborn, and didn't pay attention to your commands.
Matthew 19:8“Because of your hard-hearted attitude Moses permitted you to divorce your wives, but it wasn't like that in the beginning,” Jesus replied.
Hebrews 3:7This is why the Holy Spirit says, “If you hear what God is saying to you today,
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 →