Mark 10:7
New International Version
For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife,

New Living Translation
‘This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife,

English Standard Version
‘Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife,

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

Berean Literal Bible
On account of this, a man will leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife,

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

New King James Version
‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife,

New American Standard Bible
FOR THIS REASON A MAN SHALL LEAVE HIS FATHER AND MOTHER,

NASB 1995
“FOR THIS REASON A MAN SHALL LEAVE HIS FATHER AND MOTHER,

NASB 1977
“FOR THIS CAUSE A MAN SHALL LEAVE HIS FATHER AND MOTHER,

Legacy Standard Bible
FOR THIS REASON A MAN SHALL LEAVE HIS FATHER AND MOTHER,

Amplified Bible
FOR THIS REASON A MAN SHALL LEAVE HIS FATHER AND HIS MOTHER [to establish a home with his wife],

Christian Standard Bible
For this reason a man will leave his father and mother

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife,

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

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
“Because of this a man shall leave his father and mother and cleave to his wife.”

Contemporary English Version
That's why a man leaves his father and mother and gets married.

Douay-Rheims Bible
For this cause a man shall leave his father and mother; and shall cleave to his wife.

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

GOD'S WORD® Translation
That's why a man will leave his father and mother and will remain united with his wife,

Good News Translation
'And for this reason a man will leave his father and mother and unite with his wife,

International Standard Version
That's why 'a man will leave his father and mother and be united with his wife,

Literal Standard Version
on this account will a man leave his father and mother, and will cleave to his wife,

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

New American Bible
For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother [and be joined to his wife],

NET Bible
For this reason a man will leave his father and mother,

New Revised Standard Version
‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife,

New Heart English Bible
For this cause a man will leave his father and mother, and will join to his wife,

Webster's Bible Translation
For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife;

Weymouth New Testament
For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother, and shall cling 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,

Additional Translations ...
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Context
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.…

Cross References
Genesis 2:24
For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.

Ephesians 5:31
"For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh."


Treasury of Scripture

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

Genesis 2:24
Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

Matthew 19:5,6
And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh? …

Ephesians 5:31
For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.

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Mark 10
1. Jesus disputes with the Pharisees concerning divorce;
13. blesses the children that are brought unto him;
17. resolves a rich man how he may inherit everlasting life;
23. tells his disciples of the danger of riches;
28. promises rewards to those who forsake all for the gospel;
32. foretells his death and resurrection;
35. bids the two ambitious suitors to think rather of suffering with him;
46. and restores to Bartimaeus his sight.
















Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
‘For this reason
Ἕνεκεν (Heneken)
Preposition
Strong's 1752: Or heneken hen'-ek-en or heineken hi'-nek-en; of uncertain affinity; on account of.

a man
ἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 444: A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being.

will leave
καταλείψει (kataleipsei)
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 2641: From kata and leipo; to leave down, i.e. Behind; by implication, to abandon, have remaining.

his
αὐτοῦ (autou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

father
πατέρα (patera)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3962: Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a 'father'.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

mother
μητέρα (mētera)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 3384: A mother. Apparently a primary word; a 'mother'.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

be united
προσκολληθήσεται (proskollēthēsetai)
Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 4347: From pros and kollao; to glue to, i.e. to adhere.

to
πρὸς (pros)
Preposition
Strong's 4314: To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward.

his
αὐτοῦ (autou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

wife,
γυναῖκα (gynaika)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 1135: A woman, wife, my lady. Probably from the base of ginomai; a woman; specially, a wife.


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