Mark 10:3

Mark 10:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he answered and said unto them, What did Moses command you?
• New International Version (NIV)“What did Moses command you?” he replied.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He answered them, "What did Moses command you?"
• New King James Version (NKJV)And He answered and said to them, “What did Moses command you?”

Context of Mark 10:3

1And rising up thence he comes into the coasts of Judaea, and the other side of the Jordan. And again crowds come together to him, and, as he was accustomed, again he taught them. 2And Pharisees coming to [him] asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away [his] wife? (tempting him). But he answering said to them, What did Moses command you? 4And they said, Moses allowed to write a bill of divorce, and to put away. 5And Jesus answering said to them, In view of your hard-heartedness he wrote this commandment for you;

Mark 10:3 word by word

ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· τί ὑμῖν ἐνετείλατο Μωϋσῆς;Read the interlinear

• answeringἀποκρίνωapokrinomai · to answerG611
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• MosesΜωϋσῆς, ΜωσῆςMōseus Mōsēs Mōusēs · MosesG3475
• commandἐντέλλωentellomai · to orderG1781

Cross-references for Mark 10:3

• Isaiah 8:20To the law and the testimony! If they speak not according to this word, for them there is no daybreak.
• Luke 10:25And behold, a certain lawyer stood up tempting him, and saying, Teacher, having done what, shall I inherit life eternal?
• John 5:39Ye search the scriptures, for ye think that in them ye have life eternal, and they it is which bear witness concerning me;
• Galatians 4:21Tell me, ye who are desirous of being under law, do ye not listen to the law?

Commentaries on Mark 10:3

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-12Verses 1-12 See this question about divorce explained in the notes at Matthew 19:1-12. Mark 10:12 And if a woman shall put away her husband - It would seem, from this, that a woman, among the Jews, had the power of separating herself from her husband, yet this right is not given her by the law of Moses. There is not, however, any positive evidence that females often claimed or exercised this right. Cases had occurred, indeed, in which it had been done…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3Jesus answered the trick question of the Pharisees with a counter-question. Instead of replying directly, he asked them a question in return (see Matthew 22:20).Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 10:3

• Jesus, the Christ
• Marriage
• Polygamy

In the dictionaries

• Moses
• Deuteronomy
• Divorce
• Lordship
• Mock
• Ransom
• Resort
• Divorce in the New Testament
• Family
• Inspiration

Commentaries on Mark 10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings