Mark 10:5-9

5 But Jesus said to them, "1Because of your hardness of heart he wrote you this commandment.
6 "But 2from the beginning of creation, God 3MADE THEM MALE AND FEMALE.
7 "4FOR THIS REASON A MAN SHALL LEAVE HIS FATHER AND MOTHER,
8 5AND THE TWO SHALL BECOME * ONE FLESH; so they are no longer two, but one flesh.
9 "What therefore God has joined together, let no man separate."

Cross References 5

  • 1. Matthew 19:8
  • 2. Mark 13:19; 2 Peter 3:4
  • 3. Genesis 1:27; Genesis 5:2
  • 4. Genesis 2:24
  • 5. Genesis 2:24

Footnotes 2

  • [a]. Or "With reference to"
  • [b]. Many late mss add "and shall cling to his wife"
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