Mark 10:7

Teachings about Divorce

6However, from 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, 8and the two will become one flesh.’ So they are no longer two, but one flesh.

  • Scripture
  • Sermons
  • Commentary
Berean Standard Bible
‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife,
American Standard Version (1901)
For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife;
Bible in Basic English
For this cause will a man go away from his father and mother, and be joined to his wife;
Free Bible Version
That's why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined in marriage to his wife,
Geneva Bible 1599
For this cause shall man leaue his father and mother, and cleaue vnto his wife.
King James (Authorized) Version
For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife;
One Unity Resource Bible
For this cause a man will leave his father and mother, and will join to his wife,
Plain English Version
And he tells us, ‘A man will leave his mother and father and marry a woman. The man and his wife will join with each other, and their bodies will be like one body again.’
Translation for Translators
That explains why God said, ‘When a man and woman marry, they should no longer live with their fathers and mothers after they marry.
Unlocked Literal Bible
'For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife,
Noah Webster Bible
For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife;
World English Bible
For this cause a man will leave his father and mother, and will join to his wife,
Young's Literal Translation
on this account shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave unto his wife,