Marcos 10:5

5 —Esa ley la escribió Moisés para ustedes por lo obstinados que son^[a] —aclaró Jesús—.

Marcos 10:5 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 10:5

And Jesus answered and said unto them
With respect to this command, or sufferance of Moses, which they urged:

for the hardness of your heart he wrote you this precept;
it was, not because it was right in its own nature, or according to the original will of God; but, because the Jews were such cruel, and hard hearted men, that if this had not been permitted, some of them, that had wives not so agreeable to them, would have used them in a very inhuman manner, if not murdered them; and therefore to prevent further, and greater mischief, Moses indulged them with such a precept; (See Gill on Matthew 19:8).

Marcos 10:5 In-Context

3 —¿Qué les mandó Moisés? —replicó Jesús.

4 —Moisés permitió que un hombre le escribiera un certificado de divorcio y la despidiera —contestaron ellos.

5 —Esa ley la escribió Moisés para ustedes por lo obstinados que son —aclaró Jesús—.

6 Pero al principio de la creación Dios “los hizo hombre y mujer”.

7 “Por eso dejará el hombre a su padre y a su madre, y se unirá a su esposa,

Footnotes

• [a]. "por lo obstinados que son" . Lit. "por su dureza de corazón" .