Mark

Mark 10:2–9

²Some Pharisees came to test Him. “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?” they inquired.

³“What did Moses command you?” He replied.

⁴They answered, “Moses permitted a man to write his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away.”^a

⁵But Jesus told them, “Moses wrote this commandment for you because of your hardness of heart. ⁶However, from the beginning of creation, ‘God made them male and female.’^b ⁷‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife,^c ⁸and the two will become one flesh.’^d So they are no longer two, but one flesh. ⁹Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.”

Footnotes

a 10:4 See Deuteronomy 24:1|DEU 24:1.
b 10:6 Genesis 1:27|GEN 1:27; Genesis 5:2
c 10:7 NE and WH do not include and be united to his wife.
d 10:8 Genesis 2:24|GEN 2:24(see also LXX)

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Mark 10:2

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Pharisees	Φαρισαῖοι	Pharisaioi	Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural	G5330 a Pharisee
came	προσελθόντες	proselthontes	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural	G4334 I come near, consent to
to test	πειράζοντες	peirazontes	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3985 I try, tempt, test
Him	αὐτόν	auton	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
Is it lawful	ἔξεστιν	exestin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1832 it is permitted, lawful, possible
for a man	ἀνδρὶ	andri	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G435 a male human being, a man
to divorce	ἀπολῦσαι	apolysai	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G630 I release, let go, send away, divorce
his wife	γυναῖκα	gynaika	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G1135 a woman, wife, my lady
they inquired	ἐπηρώτων	epērōtōn	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G1905 I interrogate, question, demand of

Mark 10:3

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
What	Τί	Ti	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G5101 who, which, what
Moses	Μωϋσῆς	Mōusēs	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3475 Moses
command	ἐνετείλατο	eneteilato	Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular	G1781 I give orders, command
you	ὑμῖν	hymin	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
He replied	ἀποκριθεὶς	apokritheis	Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular	G611 I answer, reply

Mark 10:4

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They answered	εἶπαν	eipan	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing)
Moses	Μωϋσῆς	Mōusēs	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3475 Moses
permitted	Ἐπέτρεψεν	Epetrepsen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2010 I allow, permit
to write	γράψαι	grapsai	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G1125 I write
a certificate	βιβλίον	biblion	Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G975 a papyrus roll
of divorce	ἀποστασίου	apostasiou	Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular	G647 repudiation, divorce
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
send	ἀπολῦσαι	apolysai	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G630 I release, let go, send away, divorce

Mark 10:5

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
Jesus	Ἰησοῦς	Iēsous	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2424 Jesus
told	εἶπεν	eipen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing)
them	αὐτοῖς	autois	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
wrote	ἔγραψεν	egrapsen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1125 I write
this	ταύτην	tautēn	Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3778 this, he, she, it
commandment	ἐντολὴν	entolēn	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G1785 an ordinance, injunction, command
for you	ὑμῖν	hymin	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
because of	Πρὸς	Pros	Preposition	G4314 to, towards, with
your	ὑμῶν	hymōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
hardness of heart	σκληροκαρδίαν	sklērokardian	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G4641 hardness of heart

Mark 10:6

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
However	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
from	ἀπὸ	apo	Preposition	G575 from, away from
beginning	ἀρχῆς	archēs	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G746 ruler, beginning
of creation	κτίσεως	ktiseōs	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G2937 creation, creature, institution
made	ἐποίησεν	epoiēsen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G4160 I do, make
them	αὐτούς	autous	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
male	Ἄρσεν	Arsen	Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G730 male
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
female	θῆλυ	thēly	Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular	G2338 female

Mark 10:7

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For this reason	Ἕνεκεν	Heneken	Preposition	G1752 for the sake of, on account of, wherefore
a man	ἄνθρωπος	anthrōpos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G444 a man, one of the human race
will leave	καταλείψει	kataleipsei	Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2641 I leave behind, abandon
his	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
father	πατέρα	patera	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3962 father, Father, ancestor
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
mother	μητέρα	mētera	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3384 a mother
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
be united	προσκολληθήσεται	proskollēthēsetai	Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G4347 I join closely, cleave to
to	πρὸς	pros	Preposition	G4314 to, towards, with
his	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
wife	γυναῖκα	gynaika	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G1135 a woman, wife, my lady

Mark 10:8

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
the	οἱ	hoi	Article - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
two	δύο	dyo	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural	G1417 two
will become	ἔσονται	esontai	Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural	G1510 I am, exist
one	μίαν	mian	Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular	G1520 one
flesh	σάρκα	sarka	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G4561 flesh, body
So	ὥστε	hōste	Conjunction	G5620 so that, therefore
they are	εἰσὶν	eisin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G1510 I am, exist
no longer	οὐκέτι	ouketi	Adverb	G3765 no longer, no more
two	δύο	dyo	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural	G1417 two
but	ἀλλὰ	alla	Conjunction	G235 but, except
one	μία	mia	Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular	G1520 one
flesh	σάρξ	sarx	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G4561 flesh, body

Mark 10:9

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Therefore	οὖν	oun	Conjunction	G3767 therefore, then
what	ὃ	ho	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G3739 who, which, what, that
God	Θεὸς	Theos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
has joined together	συνέζευξεν	synezeuxen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G4801 I unite
man	ἄνθρωπος	anthrōpos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G444 a man, one of the human race
not	μὴ	mē	Adverb	G3361 not, lest
separate	χωριζέτω	chōrizetō	Verb - Present Imperative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G5563 I separate, depart