Mark 10:7

7 ¹‘Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, ^[a]

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

6 But from the beginning of creation, ‘God made them male and female. ’

7 ‘Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife,

8 and the two shall become one flesh. ’ So they are no longer two but one flesh.

9 What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate. ”

Cross References

• 1. 10:7 Eph. 5:31; Cited from Gen. 2:24

Footnotes

• [a] 10:7 Some manuscripts omit 'and hold fast to his wife'