King James Version

Mark 10:5

And Jesus answered and said unto them, For the hardness of your heart he wrote you this precept.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “But” (δὲ) before Jesus here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “and answering” (Καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς) before the here.

ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ἸησοῦςiēsousJesusἸησοῦςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the subject formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.Jesusεἶπενeipento sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to say”, a single actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).and saidαὐτοῖςautoisunto themαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “unto them”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.unto themΠρὸςprosForπρόςpreposition — “For”G4314to, towards, with.Forτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.σκληροκαρδίανsklērokardianhardnessσκληροκαρδία (sklērokardia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “hardness”, the object formG4641hardness of heart, perverseness, obstinacy.the hardnessὑμῶνhumōnof yourσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “of your”, the of-formG4771you.of yourἔγραψενegrapsenhe wroteγράφω (graphō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he wrote”, a single actionG1125I write; pass: it is written, it stands written (in the scriptures).he wroteὑμῖνhuminyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.youτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἐντολὴνentolēnpreceptἐντολή (entolē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “precept”, the object formG1785an ordinance, injunction, command, law.preceptταύτηνtautēnthisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “this”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ΚαὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisansweredἀποκρίνω (apokrinō)verb, aorist deponent participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “answered”, a single actionG611I answer, reply, take up the conversation.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And Jesus answering said to them, 'For the stiffness of your heart he wrote you this command,

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American Standard Version (1901)

But Jesus said unto them, For your hardness of heart he wrote you this commandment.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Jesus answering said to them, 'For the stiffness of your heart he wrote you this command,

World English Bible

But Jesus said to them, “ For your hardness of heart , he wrote you this commandment .

Darby Translation

And Jesus answering said to them, In view of your hard-heartedness he wrote this commandment for you;

Douay-Rheims

To whom Jesus answering, said: Because of the hardness of your heart he wrote you that precept.

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