# Mark 10.6-9

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**Book:** [Mark](/codex/mark/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 4. And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away. 5. But Jesus said unto them, <span class="rl-speech">For your hardness of heart he wrote you this commandment.</span>
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> **6. <span class="rl-speech">But from the beginning of the creation, Male and female made he them.</span> 7. <span class="rl-speech">For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife;</span> 8. <span class="rl-speech">and the two shall become one flesh: so that they are no more two, but one flesh.</span> 9. <span class="rl-speech">What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.</span>**
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> 10. And in the house the disciples asked him again of this matter. 11. And he saith unto them, <span class="rl-speech">Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her:</span> (Mark 10:4-11, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 4. They said, “Moses allowed a certificate of divorce to be written, and to divorce her.” 5. But Jesus said to them, <span class="rl-speech">“For your hardness of heart, he wrote you this commandment.</span>
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> **6. <span class="rl-speech">But from the beginning of the creation, God made them male and female.</span> 7. <span class="rl-speech">For this cause a man will leave his father and mother, and will join to his wife,</span> 8. <span class="rl-speech">and the two will become one flesh, so that they are no longer two, but one flesh.</span> 9. <span class="rl-speech">What therefore God has joined together, let no man separate.”</span>**
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> 10. In the house, his disciples asked him again about the same matter. 11. He said to them, <span class="rl-speech">“Whoever divorces his wife, and marries another, commits adultery against her.</span> (Mark 10:4-11, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 4. And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away. 5. And Jesus answered and said unto them, <span class="rl-speech">For the hardness of your heart he wrote you this precept.</span>
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> **6. <span class="rl-speech">But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female.</span> 7. <span class="rl-speech">For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife;</span> 8. <span class="rl-speech">And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh.</span> 9. <span class="rl-speech">What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.</span>**
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> 10. And in the house his disciples asked him again of the same matter. 11. And he saith unto them, <span class="rl-speech">Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her.</span> (Mark 10:4-11, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 4. and they said, 'Moses suffered to write a bill of divorce, and to put away.' 5. And Jesus answering said to them, <span class="rl-speech">'For the stiffness of your heart he wrote you this command,</span>
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> **6. <span class="rl-speech">but from the beginning of the creation, a male and a female God did make them;</span> 7. <span class="rl-speech">on this account shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave unto his wife,</span> 8. <span class="rl-speech">and they shall be, the two, for one flesh; so that they are no more two, but one flesh;</span> 9. <span class="rl-speech">what therefore God did join together, let not man put asunder.'</span>**
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> 10. And in the house again his disciples of the same thing questioned him, 11. and he saith to them, <span class="rl-speech">'Whoever may put away his wife, and may marry another, doth commit adultery against her;</span> (Mark 10:4-11, YLT)

## Setting

- **Speaker:** _TBD_
- **Audience:** _TBD_
- **Location:** _TBD_
- **Time period:** _TBD_

## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._

- [G2937 - ktisis](/codex/g2937-ktisis/), *ktisis*, Strong's G2937
- [G0746 - arche](/codex/g0746-arche/), *arche*, Strong's G0746
- [G4561 - sarx](/codex/g4561-sarx/), *sarx*, Strong's G4561
- [G3962 - pater](/codex/g3962-pater/), *pater*, Strong's G3962
- [G4314 - pros](/codex/g4314-pros/), *pros*, Strong's G4314
- [G2316 - theos](/codex/g2316-theos/), *theos*, Strong's G2316

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## Quoted in

**Concepts:**

- [Adam and Eve Historicity](/codex/adam-and-eve-historicity/), via [Mark 10.6](/codex/mark-10-6/)
- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [Mark 10](/codex/mark-10/)

**Lexicon:**

- [G1520 - heis](/codex/g1520-heis/), via [Mark 10.8](/codex/mark-10-8/)
- [G2937 - ktisis](/codex/g2937-ktisis/), via [Mark 10.6](/codex/mark-10-6/)
- [H1320 - basar](/codex/h1320-basar/), via [Mark 10.7-8](/codex/mark-10-7-8/)

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## Notes

_Your annotations._

## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.