Mark 10:2-20
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 10
2And some Pharisees came up to Jesus, testing Him, and began questioning Him whether it was lawful for a man to divorce his wife. 3And 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. 6But from the beginning of creation, God CREATED THEM MALE AND FEMALE. 7FOR THIS REASON A MAN SHALL LEAVE HIS FATHER AND MOTHER , 8AND THE TWO SHALL BECOME ONE FLESH; so they are no longer two, but one flesh. 9Therefore, what God has joined together, no person is to separate.'
10And in the house the disciples again began questioning Him about this.
11And He *said to them, 'Whoever divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her;
12and if she herself divorces her husband and marries another man, she is committing adultery.'
13And they were bringing children to Him so that He would touch them; but the disciples rebuked them.
14But when Jesus saw this, He was indignant and said to them, 'Allow the children to come to Me; do not forbid them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.
15Truly I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child will not enter it at all.'
16And He took them in His arms and began blessing them, laying His hands on them.
17As He was setting out on a journey, a man ran up to Him and knelt before Him, and asked Him, 'Good Teacher, what shall I do so that I may inherit eternal life?'
18But Jesus said to him, 'Why do you call Me good? No one is good except God alone.
19You know the commandments: ‘DO NOT MURDER, DO NOT COMMIT ADULTERY, DO NOT STEAL, DO NOT GIVE FALSE TESTIMONY, Do not defraud, HONOR YOUR FATHER AND MOTHER.’?'
20And he said to Him, 'Teacher, I have kept all these things from my youth.'
King James Version
Chapter 10
2And the Pharisees came to him, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? tempting him. 3And he answered and said unto them, What did Moses command you 4And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away. 5And Jesus answered and said unto them, For the hardness of your heart he wrote you this precept.
6But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female.
7For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife;
8And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh.
9What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
10And in the house his disciples asked him again of the same matter.
11And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her.
12And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery.
13And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and his disciples rebuked those that brought them.
14But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.
15Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein.
16And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them.
17And when he was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?
18And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good there is none good but one, that is, God.
19Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother.
20And he answered and said unto him, Master, all these have I observed from my youth.
Christian Standard Bible
5But Jesus told them, "He wrote this command for you because of the hardness of your hearts.
6But from the beginning of creation God made them male and female.
7For this reason a man will leave his father and mother
8and the two will become one flesh. So they are no longer two, but one flesh.
9Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate."
10When they were in the house again, the disciples questioned him about this matter.
11He said to them, "Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her.
12Also, if she divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery."
13People were bringing little children to him in order that he might touch them, but the disciples rebuked them.
14When Jesus saw it, he was indignant and said to them, "Let the little children come to me. Don’t stop them, because the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.
15Truly I tell you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it."
16After taking them in his arms, he laid his hands on them and blessed them.
New Living Translation
5But Jesus responded, 'He wrote this commandment only as a concession to your hard hearts.
6But ‘God made them male and female’ from the beginning of creation.
7‘This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife,
8and the two are united into one.’ Since they are no longer two but one,
9let no one split apart what God has joined together.'
10Later, when he was alone with his disciples in the house, they brought up the subject again.
11He told them, 'Whoever divorces his wife and marries someone else commits adultery against her.
12And if a woman divorces her husband and marries someone else, she commits adultery.'
14When Jesus saw what was happening, he was angry with his disciples. He said to them, 'Let the children come to me. Don’t stop them! For the Kingdom of God belongs to those who are like these children.
15I tell you the truth, anyone who doesn’t receive the Kingdom of God like a child will never enter it.'
16Then he took the children in his arms and placed his hands on their heads and blessed them.
English Standard Version
Chapter 10
2And Pharisees came up and in order to test him asked, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?" 3He answered them, "What did Moses command you?" 4They said, "Moses allowed a man to write a certificate of divorce and to send her away." 5And Jesus said to them, "Because of your hardness of heart he wrote you this commandment. 6But from the beginning of creation, ‘God made them male and female.’ 7‘Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, 8and the two shall become one flesh.’ So they are no longer two but one flesh. 9What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate."
10And in the house the disciples asked him again about this matter.
11And he said to them, "Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her,
12and if she divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery."
13And they were bringing children to him that he might touch them, and the disciples rebuked them.
14But when Jesus saw it, he was indignant and said to them, "Let the children come to me; do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God.
15Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it."
16And he took them in his arms and blessed them, laying his hands on them.
17And as he was setting out on his journey, a man ran up and knelt before him and asked him, "Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?"
18And Jesus said to him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone.
19You know the commandments: ‘Do not murder, Do not commit adultery, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Do not defraud, Honor your father and mother.’"
20And he said to him, "Teacher, all these I have kept from my youth."
New International Version
Chapter 10
2Some Pharisees came and tested him by asking, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?"
5"It was because your hearts were hard that Moses wrote you this law," Jesus replied.
6"But at the beginning of creation God ‘made them male and female.’
7‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife,
8and the two will become one flesh.’ So they are no longer two, but one flesh.
9Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate."
10When they were in the house again, the disciples asked Jesus about this.
11He answered, "Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her.
12And if she divorces her husband and marries another man, she commits adultery."
13People were bringing little children to Jesus for him to place his hands on them, but the disciples rebuked them.
14When Jesus saw this, he was indignant. He said to them, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.
15Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it."
16And he took the children in his arms, placed his hands on them and blessed them.
New King James Version
Chapter 10
2The Pharisees came and asked Him, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?” testing Him.
5And Jesus answered and said to them, “Because of the hardness of your heart he wrote you this precept.
6But from the beginning of the creation, God ‘made them male and female.’
7‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife,
8and the two shall become one flesh’; so then they are no longer two, but one flesh.
9Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate.”
10In the house His disciples also asked Him again about the same matter.
11So He said to them, “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her.
12And if a woman divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery.”
13Then they brought little children to Him, that He might touch them; but the disciples rebuked those who brought them.
14But when Jesus saw it, He was greatly displeased and said to them, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of God.
15Assuredly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will by no means enter it.”
16And He took them up in His arms, laid His hands on them, and blessed them.
