Mark 10:8
6 But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female.
7 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife;
And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh.
9 What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
10 And in the house his disciples asked him again of the same matter.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- and the two will become one flesh.’ So they are no longer two, but one flesh.
- KJV
- And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh.
- WEB
- and the two will become one flesh, so that they are no longer two, but one flesh.
- ASV
- and the two shall become one flesh: so that they are no more two, but one flesh.
- DARBY
- and the two shall be one flesh: so that they are no longer two but one flesh.
- BLB
- and the two will be for one flesh,’ so that they are no longer two, but one flesh.
- ÅB
- og de to skal være ett kjød. Så er de da ikke lenger to, men ett kjød.
- OTB
- og de to skal bli ett kjød; derfor er de ikke lenger to, men ett.
- B1930
- og de to skal være ett kjød. Så er de da ikke lenger to, men ett kjød.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Ephesians 5:28
So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.
Read in contextGenesis 2:24
Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
Read in context1 Corinthians 6:16
What? know ye not that he which is joined to an harlot is one body? for two, saith he, shall be one flesh.
Read in context