⁵ But Jesus said to them, “For your hardness of heart, he wrote you this commandment.

⁵ And Jesus said to them, "Because of your hardness of heart he wrote you this commandment.

⁵ But Jesus responded, "He wrote this commandment only as a concession to your hard hearts.

⁵ But Jesus said to them, " Because of your hardness of heart he wrote you this commandment .