Mark 10:7

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife,”

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BSBPD

“‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife,”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife;”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife;”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“on this account shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave unto his wife,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Mark 10:7 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 2:24For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.
  2. Matthew 19:5and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’?
  3. 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.”

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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