Mark 10:5 - Easy To Read Version Jesus said, “Moses wrote that command for you because you refused to accept God’s teaching. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Jesus answered and said unto them, For the hardness of your heart he wrote you this precept. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition 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. American Standard Version (1901) But Jesus said unto them, For your hardness of heart he wrote you this commandment. Common English Bible Jesus said to them, “He wrote this commandment for you because of your unyielding hearts. Catholic Public Domain Version But Jesus responded by saying: "It was due to the hardness of your heart that he wrote that precept for you. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version To whom Jesus answering, said: Because of the hardness of your heart he wrote you that precept. |
And then they turned against you!\par They threw away your teachings!\par They killed your prophets.\par Those prophets warned the people.\par They tried to bring them back to you.\par But our ancestors {\cf2\super [55]} did terrible things\par against you!\par
Jesus answered, “Moses allowed you to divorce your wives because you refused to accept God’s teaching. But divorce was not allowed in the beginning.
\{Then Stephen said,\} “You stubborn Jewish leaders! You have not given your hearts to God! You won’t listen to him! You are always against what the Holy Spirit {\cf2\super [147]} is trying to tell you. Your ancestors did this, and you are just like them!
“A man might marry a woman, and then find some secret thing about her that he does not like. If that man is not pleased with her, he must write the divorce papers and give them to her. Then he must send her from his house.
I know you are very stubborn. I know you want to live your own way. Look, you refused to obey the Lord while I was with you. So I know you will refuse to obey him after I die.
The Lord your God is giving you that good land to live in, but you should know that it is not because you are good. The truth is that you are very stubborn people!