Mark 10:3 (DBY)

Passage

But he answering said to them, What did Moses command you?

Nearby Context

Mark 10:1 And rising up thence he comes into the coasts of Judaea, and the other side of the Jordan. And again crowds come together to him, and, as he was accustomed, again he taught them.

Mark 10:2 And Pharisees coming to [him] asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away [his] wife? (tempting him).

Mark 10:3 But he answering said to them, What did Moses command you?

Mark 10:4 And they said, Moses allowed to write a bill of divorce, and to put away.

Mark 10:5 And Jesus answering said to them, In view of your hard-heartedness he wrote this commandment for you;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "answering", "said", "moses", and "command". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "answering" and "said", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 2's "And Pharisees coming to him asked him..." into verse 4's "And they said Moses allowed to write...", so "answering" and "said" belong inside that flow. In Mark context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "answering" and "said" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.