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

1Setting out from there, Jesus went to the region of Judea and beyond the Jordan; crowds gathered to Him again, and, as He was accustomed, He once more began to teach them. 2And some Pharisees came up to Jesus, testing Him, and began questioning Him whether it was lawful for a man to divorce his wife. And He answered and said to them, “What did Moses command you?” 4They said, “Moses permitted a man to write a certificate of divorce and send his wife away.” 5But Jesus said to them, “Because of your hardness of heart he wrote you this commandment.

Mark 10:3 word by word

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

• And He answeredἀποκρίνωapokrinomai · to answerG611
• and saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• “Whatτίςtis · which?G5101
• did MosesΜωϋσῆς, ΜωσῆςMōseus Mōsēs Mōusēs · MosesG3475
• commandἐντέλλωentellomai · to orderG1781

Cross-references for Mark 10:3

• Isaiah 8:20To the Law and to the testimony! If they do not speak in accordance with this word, it is because they have no dawn.
• Luke 10:25And behold, a lawyer stood up and put Him to the test, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?”
• John 5:39You examine the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is those very Scriptures that testify about Me;
• Galatians 4:21Tell me, you who want to be under law, do you 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