Mark 10:3

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And he answered and said unto them, What did Moses command you?

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A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
Study-focused formatting: Optimized for reference and research rather than casual reading.

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Includes Strong's numbers for precise word study
Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Isa 8:20 : 20 To the law and to the testimony! if they speak not according to this word, surely there is no morning for them.
Luke 10:25 : 25 And behold, a certain lawyer stood up and made trial of him, saying, Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
John 5:39 : 39 Ye search the scriptures, because ye think that in them ye have eternal life; and these are they which bear witness of me;
Gal 4:21 : 21 Tell me, ye that desire to be under the law, do ye not hear the law?

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Mark 10:4-5
2 verses
85%
4And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away.
5But Jesus said unto them, For your hardness of heart he wrote you this commandment.
Mark 10:2
83%
2And there came unto him Pharisees, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away [his] wife? trying him.
Matt 19:7-8
2 verses
82%
7They say unto him, Why then did Moses command to give a bill of divorcement, and to put [her] away?
8He saith unto them, Moses for your hardness of heart suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it hath not been so.
Matt 19:3-4
2 verses
80%
3And there came unto him Pharisees, trying him, and saying, Is it lawful [for a man] to put away his wife for every cause?
4And he answered and said, Have ye not read, that he who made [them] from the beginning made them male and female,
John 8:5
78%
5Now in the law Moses commanded us to stone such: what then sayest thou of her?
Matt 15:3
77%
3And he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God because of your tradition?
Luke 20:2-3
2 verses
76%
2and they spake, saying unto him, Tell us: By what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?
3And he answered and said unto them, I also will ask you a question; and tell me:
Luke 10:25-26
2 verses
74%
25And behold, a certain lawyer stood up and made trial of him, saying, Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
26And he said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou?
Luke 14:3
74%
3And Jesus answering spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath, or not?
Matt 22:35-36
2 verses
74%
35And one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question, trying him:
36Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?
Matt 22:41
74%
41Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question,
Mark 10:10-11
2 verses
73%
10And in the house the disciples asked him again of this matter.
11And he saith unto them, Whosoever {G1437} shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her:
Mark 2:24
73%
24And the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful?
Luke 20:22
72%
22Is it lawful for us to give tribute unto Caesar, or not?
John 7:19
72%
19Did not Moses give you the law, and [yet] none of you doeth the law? Why seek ye to kill me?
Mark 10:36
72%
36And he said unto them, What would ye that I should do for you?
Luke 20:28
72%
28and they asked him, saying, Teacher, Moses wrote unto us, that if a man's brother die, having a wife, and he be childless, {G2443} his brother should take the wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.
Matt 22:17
72%
17Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not?
Mark 11:28-29
2 verses
71%
28and they said unto him, By what authority doest thou these things? or who gave thee this authority to do these things?
29And Jesus said unto them, I will {G2504} ask of you one question, and answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.
Mark 10:19
71%
19Thou knowest the commandments, Do not kill, Do not commit adultery, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Do not defraud, Honor thy father and mother.
Matt 5:31
71%
31It was said also, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:
Matt 23:1-2
2 verses
71%
1Then spake Jesus to the multitudes and to his disciples,
2saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses seat:
Luke 6:2-3
2 verses
71%
2But certain of the Pharisees said, Why do ye that which it is not lawful to do on the sabbath day?
3And Jesus answering {G4314} them said, Have ye not read even this, what David did, when he was hungry, he, and they that were with him;
Matt 22:24
70%
24saying, Teacher, Moses said, If a man die, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.
Mark 12:28
70%
28And one of the scribes came, and heard them questioning together, and knowing that he had answered them well, asked him, What commandment is the first of all?
Mark 9:16
70%
16And he asked them, What question ye with them?
Matt 19:18
70%
18He saith unto him, Which? And Jesus said, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,
Matt 21:23-24
2 verses
70%
23And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority?
24And Jesus answered and said unto them, I also will ask you one question, which if ye tell me, I likewise will tell you by what authority I do these things.
Mark 12:17-18
2 verses
70%
17And Jesus said unto them, Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and unto God the things that are God's. And they marvelled greatly at him.
18And there come unto him Sadducees, who say that there is no resurrection; and they asked him, saying,
Mark 3:4
70%
4And he saith unto them, Is it lawful on the sabbath day to do good, or to do harm? to save a life, or to kill? But they held their peace.
Matt 19:10
70%
10The disciples say unto him, If the case of the man is so with his wife, it is not expedient to marry.
Mark 7:9-10
2 verses
69%
9And he said unto them, Full well do ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your tradition.
10For Moses said, Honor thy father and thy mother; and, He that speaketh evil of father or mother, let him die the death:
Matt 15:1
69%
1Then there come to Jesus from Jerusalem Pharisees and scribes, saying,
Luke 3:10
69%
10And the multitudes asked him, saying, What then must we do?
Matt 15:10
69%
10And he called to him the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand:
Luke 18:20
69%
20Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honor thy father and {G4675} mother.
Num 5:11
69%
11And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,