Mark 10:7

George Lamsa Translation

For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother and follow 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.

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,

Literal Translation
"Because of this, a man shall leave his father and mother and shall 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 he departed from thence, and came to the border of Judaea, at the crossing of the Jordan; and a great many people went to him there, and he taught them again, as he was accustomed to do. ² And the Pharisees came up to him, tempting him and asking, Is it lawful for a man to desert his wife? ³ He said to them, What did Moses command you? ⁴ They said, Moses gave us permission to write a letter of separation, and then to divorce. ⁵ Jesus answered and said to them, It was because of the hardness of your heart, that he wrote for you this particular law. ⁶ But from the very beginning God made them male and female. ⁷ For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother and follow his wife. ⁸ And both shall be one flesh; henceforth they are not two, but one flesh. ⁹ What therefore God has joined, let no man separate. ¹⁰ And his disciples again asked him about this in the house.

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 is Pishon; it is the one which encircles the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;

1 Kings 10:1
AND when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon and the name of the LORD, she came to try him out with proverbs.

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

Isaiah 21:13
The prophecy concerning Arabia. In the evening you shall lodge in the forest, in the highway of Dornim.

Ezekiel 27:15
The men of Deran were your merchants; many islands were the markets for the products of your hands; they brought you for presents horns of ivory for ointment, and frankincense.

Ezekiel 27:22
The merchants of Sheba and Raamah brought to your markets their best spices and precious stones and gold.

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.