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Mark 10:4–5

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4So they said, “Moses permitted a man* to write a certificate of divorce and to send her* away.” 5But Jesus said to them, “He wrote this commandment for you because of your hardness of heart.

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Footnotes

  1. *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  2. *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

They said, “Moses allowed a man to write a certificate of divorce and to send her away.” And Jesus said to them, “Because of your hardness of heart he wrote you this commandment.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

They said, “Moses permitted a man to write a certificate of divorce and send her away.”

“It was because your hearts were hard that Moses wrote you this law,” Jesus replied.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

They said, “Moses permitted us to write divorce papers and send her away.”

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

NLTNew Living Translation

“Well, he permitted it,” they replied. “He said a man can give his wife a written notice of divorce and send her away.”

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

KJV 1900King James Version

And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away. And Jesus answered and said unto them, For the hardness of your heart he wrote you this precept.