Mark 10:7

7 Because of this a man will leave his father and mother and will be joined to his wife,

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 But Jesus said to them, "He wrote this commandment for you because of your hardness of heart.

6 But from the beginning of creation 'he made them male and female.

7 Because of this a man will leave his father and mother and will be joined to his wife,

8 and the two will become one flesh,' so that they are no longer two but one flesh.

9 Therefore what God has joined together, man must not separate."

Footnotes

• [a]. The earliest and most important manuscripts do not contain the phrase "and be joined to his wife"