Mark 10:7

Green's Literal Translation

"Because of this, a man shall leave his father and mother and shall be joined to his wife,

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
For this reason a man will leave

King James Version (1611)
For this cause shall a man leaue his father and mother, and cleaue to his wife,

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

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

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

New Century Version
‘So a man will leave his father and mother and be united with his wife,

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

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"FOR THIS REASON A MAN SHALL LEAVE HIS FATHER AND MOTHER,

Legacy Standard Bible
For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother,

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

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

Complete Jewish Bible
For this reason, a man should leave his father and mother and be united with his wife,

Darby Translation
For this cause a man shall leave his father and mother and shall be united to his wife,

Easy-to-Read Version
‘That is why a man will leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife.

Geneva Bible (1587)
For this cause shall man leaue his father and mother, and cleaue vnto his wife.

George Lamsa Translation
For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother and follow his wife.

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

Lexham English Bible
Because of this a man will leave his father and mother and will 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;

Bible in Basic English
For this cause will a man go away from his father and mother, and be joined to his wife;

Hebrew Names Version
For this cause will a man leave his father and mother, and will join to his wife,

International Standard Version
'That is why a man will leave his father and mother and be united with his wife,Genesis 2:24; 1 Corinthians 6:16; Ephesians 5:31;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
For this cause a man shall leave his father and his mother,

Murdock Translation
Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and adhere to his wife:

Bishop's Bible (1568)
[And sayde] for this cause shall a man leaue his father and mother, and byde by his wyfe:

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

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

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife:

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

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and seide, For this thing a man schal leeue his fadir and modir,

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

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

New English Translation
For this reason a man will leave his father and mother,

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

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

New Life Bible
Because of this, a man is to leave his father and mother and is to live with his wife.

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

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
For this cause, shall a man leave behind his father and mother,

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

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

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And for this thinges sake shall ma leve his father and mother and bide by his wyfe

Young's Literal Translation
on this account shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave unto his wife,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
For this cause shal a man leaue his father & mother, and cleue vnto his wife,

Mace New Testament (1729)
"wherefore, 'tis said, a man shall leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife, and they two shall be one flesh."

Simplified Cowboy Version
It's because of this that a cowboy will leave his own parents and unite with a cowgirl and the

Contextual Overview

¹ And rising up from there, He came into the borders of Judea by the other side of the Jordan. And again crowds came together to Him, and as He usually did, He again taught them. ² And coming near, the Pharisees asked Him if it is lawful for a man to put away a wife, testing Him. ³ But answering, He said to them, What did Moses command you? ⁴ And they said, Moses allowed "to write a bill of divorce, and to put away." Deut. 24:1 ⁵ And answering, Jesus said to them, With respect to your hardheartedness he wrote this command to you. ⁶ But from the beginning of creation "God made them male and female." Gen. 1:27 ⁷ "Because of this, a man shall leave his father and mother and shall be joined to his wife, ⁸ and the two shall be one flesh;" so that they no longer are two, but one flesh. Gen. 2:24 ⁹ Therefore, what God yoked together, let not man put apart. ¹⁰ And again, in the house His disciples asked Him about the same.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Genesis 2:24, Matthew 19:5, Matthew 19:6, Ephesians 5:31

Cross-References

Genesis 2:11
The name of the first was Pishon; it is the one surrounding all the land of Havilah where gold is ;

1 Kings 10:1
And the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon as to the name of Jehovah, and she came to test him with hard questions.

Psalms 72:10
The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents; the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.

Isaiah 21:13
The burden of Arabia: You shall stay in the forest of Arabia, travelers of Dedanites.

Ezekiel 27:15
The sons of Dedan were your merchants, many coast lands were the traffic of your hand. Tusks of ivory and ebony they brought as your gift.

Ezekiel 27:22
The merchants of Sheba and Raamah were your merchants; with the chief of all the spices, and with every precious stone and gold, they gave for your wares.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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 Genesis 2:24, from whence this passage is cited; or in any copy of the evangelist:

and cleave to his wife; Genesis 2:24- :.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See this question about divorce explained in the notes at Matthew 19:1-12.

Mark 10:12

And if a woman shall put away her husband - It would seem, from this, that a woman, among the Jews, had the power of separating herself from her husband, yet this right is not given her by the law of Moses. There is not, however, any positive evidence that females often claimed or exercised this right. Cases had occurred, indeed, in which it had been done. The wife of Herod had rejected her former husband and married Herod. And though instances of this kind “might” have been attempted to be defended by the example of Pagans, yet our Saviour was desirous of showing them that it did not free them from the charge of adultery. The apostles were going forth to teach Pagan nations, and it was proper for Christ to teach them how to act in such cases, and to show them that they were cases of real adultery.