Mark 10:7

7 ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife,^[a]

Mark 10:7 in Other Translations

7 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife;

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

7 ‘This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife,

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

7 For this reason a man will leave his father and mother [ and 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 “It was because your hearts were hard that Moses wrote you this law,” Jesus replied.

6 “But at the beginning of creation God ‘made them male and female.’

7 ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife,

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

9 Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.”

Footnotes

• [a]. Some early manuscripts do not have "and be united to his wife."