Mark 10:7

7 Because of this, a man leaves father and mother, and in marriage

Mark 10:7 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 10:7

For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother
The Persic version adds, "and brethren and sisters", though without any foundation in the original text, in ( Genesis 2:24 ) , from whence this passage is cited; or in any copy of the evangelist:

and cleave to his wife; (See Gill on Matthew 19:5).

Mark 10:7 In-Context

5 Jesus said, "Moses wrote this command only as a concession to your hardhearted ways.
6 In the original creation, God made male and female to be together.
7 Because of this, a man leaves father and mother, and in marriage
8 he becomes one flesh with a woman - no longer two individuals, but forming a new unity.
9 Because God created this organic union of the two sexes, no one should desecrate his art by cutting them apart."
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