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

  • 1. Ephesians 5:31; Cited from Genesis 2:24

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Some manuscripts omit and hold fast to his wife
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