Mark 10:8
And the two will become one flesh; so that they are no longer two, but one flesh.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh.
In Context
7For this cause will a man go away from his father and mother, and be joined to his wife;
9Let not that which has been joined together by God be parted by man.
Cross References
Genesis 2:24For this cause will a man go away from his father and his mother and be joined to his wife; and they will be one flesh.
Ephesians 5:28Even so it is right for husbands to have love for their wives as for their bodies. He who has love for his wife has love for himself:
Matthew Henry on Mark 10:2-13
The Doctrine of Divorce. 1 And he arose from thence, and cometh into the coasts of Judæa by the farther side of Jordan: and the people resort unto him again; and, as he was wont, he taught them again. 2 And the Pharisees came to him, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? tempting him. 3 And he answered and said unto them, What did Moses command you? 4 And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away. 5 And Jesus answered and said unto them, For the hardness of… Read the whole commentary →