Mark 10:1-6

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1 And from there he set out [and] came to the region of Judea and the other side of the Jordan, and again crowds came together to him. And again, as he was accustomed [to do], he began to teach them.

2 And they asked him if it was permitted for a man to divorce [his] wife, [in order to] test him.

3 And he answered [and] said to them, "What did Moses command you?"

4 So they said, "Moses permitted [a man] to write a certificate of divorce and to send [her] away."

5 But Jesus said to them, "He wrote this commandment for you because of your hardness of heart.

6 But from the beginning of creation 'he made them male and female.

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[a]. *Here "[and]" is supplied because the previous participle ("set out") has been translated as a finite verb
[b]. *The words "[to do]" are not in the Greek text but are implied
[c]. The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here ("began to teach")
[d]. Some manuscripts have "And Pharisees came up and asked"
[e]. The pronoun "[his]" is not in the Greek text but is implied
[f]. *Here "[in order to]" is supplied as a component of the participle ("test") which is understood as purpose
[g]. *Here "[and]" is supplied because the previous participle ("answered") has been translated as a finite verb
[h]. *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
[i]. *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
[j]. A quotation from Gen 1:27; 5:2

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