Mark 10:3 (DRB)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Mark 10:1 And rising up from thence, he cometh into the coast of Judea beyond the Jordan: and the multitude flocked to him again. And as he was accustomed, he taught them again.

Mark 10:2 And the Pharisees coming to him asked him, tempting him: Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife?

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

Mark 10:4 Who said: Moses permitted to write a bill of divorce and to put her away.

Mark 10:5 To whom Jesus answering, said: Because of the hardness of your heart, he wrote you that precept.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 2's "And the Pharisees coming to him asked..." into verse 4's "Who said Moses permitted to write a...", so "answering" and "saith" 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 "saith" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.