Mark 10:7

For this cause a man will leave his father and mother, and will join to his wife,

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WEBBE

For this cause a man will leave his father and mother, and will join to his wife,

BSB

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

KJV

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

ASV

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

BBE

For this cause will a man go away from his father and mother, and be joined to his wife;

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ἕνεκεν heneken On account of G1752 τούτου toutou this G3778 καταλείψει kataleipsei will leave G2641 ἄνθρωπος anthrōpos a man G444 τὸν ton the G3588 πατέρα patera father G3962 αὐτοῦ autou of him G846 καὶ kai and G2532 τὴν tēn (the) G3588 μητέρα mētera mother G3384 καὶ kai and G2532 προσκολληθήσεται proskollēthēsetai will be joined G4347 πρὸς pros to G4314 τὴν tēn (the) G3588 γυναῖκα gunaika wife G1135 αὐτοῦ autou of him G846

The early church

(ubi sup.) And in like manner, because He says, he shall cleave to his wife, not wives. It goes on: And they twain shall be one flesh.
Bede · d. 735Catena Aurea (Aquinas, 1274)

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–12

Wherever Jesus was, the people flocked after him in crowds, and he taught them. Preaching was Christ's constant practice. He here shows that the reason why Moses' law allowed divorce, was such that they ought not to use the permission; it was only for the hardness of their hearts. God himself joined man and wife together; he has fitted them to be comforts and helps for each other. The bond which God has tied, is not to be lightly untied. Let those who are for putting away their wives consider what would become of themselves, if God should deal with them in like manner.

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Genesis 2:24Matthew 19:5Matthew 19:5–61 Corinthians 6:16Ephesians 5:31

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