Passage

Mark 10.6

Book: Mark · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"4. And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away. 5. But Jesus said unto them, For your hardness of heart he wrote you this commandment."

"6. But from the beginning of the creation, Male and female made he them."

"7. For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife; 8. and the two shall become one flesh: so that they are no more two, but one flesh." (Mark 10:4-8, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"4. They said, “Moses allowed a certificate of divorce to be written, and to divorce her.” 5. But Jesus said to them, “For your hardness of heart, he wrote you this commandment."

"6. But from the beginning of the creation, God made them male and female."

"7. For this cause a man will leave his father and mother, and will join to his wife, 8. and the two will become one flesh, so that they are no longer two, but one flesh." (Mark 10:4-8, WEB)

KJV (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, For the hardness of your heart he wrote you this precept."

"6. But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female."

"7. For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife; 8. And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh." (Mark 10:4-8, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"4. and they said, 'Moses suffered to write a bill of divorce, and to put away.' 5. And Jesus answering said to them, 'For the stiffness of your heart he wrote you this command,"

"6. but from the beginning of the creation, a male and a female God did make them;"

"7. on this account shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave unto his wife, 8. and they shall be, the two, for one flesh; so that they are no more two, but one flesh;" (Mark 10:4-8, YLT)

Setting

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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; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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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 (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
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.

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