For this cause a man will leave his father and mother, and will join to his wife,
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For this cause a man will leave his father and mother, and will join to his wife,
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And for this thinges sake shall man leve his father and mother and bide by his wyfe
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For this cause shall man leaue his father and mother, and cleaue vnto his wife.
Cross-references (3)
Passages linked to Mark 10:7 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Genesis 2:24 Therefore a man will leave his father and his mother, and will join with his wife, and they will be one flesh.
- Matthew 19:5-6 and said, ‘For this cause a man shall leave his father and mother, and shall be joined to his wife; and the two shall become one flesh?’ So that they are no more two, but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, don’t let man tear apart.”
- Ephesians 5:31 “For this cause a man will leave his father and mother, and will be joined to his wife. The two will become one flesh.”
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain For this cause shall a man leave his father…
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 Gen 2:24, from whence this passage is cited; or in any copy of the evangelist:
and cleave to his wife; See Gill on Mat 19:5.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Gen. ii, 24.
Gen. ii, 24.
John Wesley, Explanatory Notes Upon the Whole Bible (1754–1765) — public domain. Text via the GEBible commentary corpus.
Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Hence it is written, (Genesis ii. 24, and Matthew…
Hence it is written, (Genesis ii. 24, and Matthew xix. 5.) A man shall leave father and mother, and adhere to his wife.
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 7. For this cause] He thus shews that from…
7. For this cause] He thus shews that from the beginning God had designed that the marriage tie should be the closest and most indissoluble of all ties, and in the words added by St Matthew (Mat_19:9) rebukes the adultery of Herod Antipas, though without naming him, in the severest terms.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges (gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne; Cambridge University Press, 1878–1918) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 For this reason a man ... one flesh
For this reason a man ... one flesh
Jesus continues to quote what God said in the book of Genesis.
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For this reason
"Therefore" or "Because of this"
be united to his wife
"join with his wife"
they are no longer two, but one flesh
This is a metaphor to illustrate their close union as husband and wife. AT: "the two people are like one person" or "they are no longer two, but together they are one body" (See: Metaphor)
Therefore what God has joined together, let no man tear apart
The phrase "what God has joined together" refers to any married couple. AT: "Therefore since God has joined together husband and wife, let no one tear them apart" (See: Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information)
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