Mark 10:5
But Jesus said to them, “For your hardness of heart, he wrote you this commandment.
World English Bible British
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
4They said, “Moses allowed a certificate of divorce to be written, and to divorce her.”
6But from the beginning of the creation, God made them male and female.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 9:6Know therefore that the LORD your God doesn’t give you this good land to possess for your righteousness, for you are a stiff-necked people.
Nehemiah 9:16“But they and our fathers behaved proudly, hardened their neck, didn’t listen to your commandments,
Matthew 19:8He said to them, “Moses, because of the hardness of your hearts, allowed you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it has not been so.
Hebrews 3:7Therefore, even as the Holy Spirit says, “Today if you will hear his voice,
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 →