Mark 10:7
For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife;
Revised Version 1895
In The King James Version
For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife;
In Context
6But from the beginning of the creation, Male and female made he them.
8and the twain shall become one flesh: so that they are no more twain, but one flesh.
Cross References
Matthew 19:5and said, For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife; and the twain shall become one flesh?
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 →