Mark 10:5 - The Message5-9 Jesus said, “Moses wrote this command only as a concession to your hardhearted ways. In the original creation, God made male and female to be together. Because of this, a man leaves father and mother, and in marriage he becomes one flesh with a woman—no longer two individuals, but forming a new unity. Because God created this organic union of the two sexes, no one should desecrate his art by cutting them apart.” See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 17695 And Jesus answered and said unto them, For the hardness of your heart he wrote you this precept. See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic Edition5 But Jesus said to them, Because of your hardness of heart [your condition of insensibility to the call of God] he wrote you this precept in your Law. See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)5 But Jesus said unto them, For your hardness of heart he wrote you this commandment. See the chapterCommon English Bible5 Jesus said to them, “He wrote this commandment for you because of your unyielding hearts. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version5 But Jesus responded by saying: "It was due to the hardness of your heart that he wrote that precept for you. See the chapter |