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Teachings about Divorce

Mark 10:7

In 9 translations

BSB
‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife,NE and WH do not include and be united to his wife.
KJV
For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife;
WEB
For this cause a man will leave his father and mother, and will join to his wife,
ASV
For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife;
LSV
on this account will a man leave his father and mother, and will cleave to his wife,
YLT
on this account shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave unto his wife,
DBY
For this cause a man shall leave his father and mother and shall be united to his wife,
DRC
For this cause a man shall leave his father and mother; and shall cleave to his wife.
GNV
For this cause shall man leaue his father and mother, and cleaue vnto his wife.

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Where the editions differ

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  • In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include καὶ προσκολληθήσεται πρὸς τὴν γυναῖκα αὐτοῦ (“and will be joined to the wife of him”); Westcott–Hort do not include this wording.
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  • SBLGNT: καὶ προσκολληθήσεται πρὸς τὴν γυναῖκα αὐτοῦ. Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition, Robinson–Pierpont read καὶ προσκολληθήσεται πρὸς τὴν γυναῖκα αὐτοῦ; Westcott and Hort (1881) omit this wording.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
ἕνεκεν τούτου καταλείψει ἄνθρωπος τὸν πατέρα αὐτοῦ καὶ τὴν μητέρα καὶ προσκολληθήσεται πρὸς τὴν γυναῖκα αὐτοῦ,
RP2018
Ἕνεκεν τούτου καταλείψει ἄνθρωπος τὸν πατέρα αὐτοῦ καὶ τὴν μητέρα, καὶ προσκολληθήσεται πρὸς τὴν γυναῖκα αὐτοῦ,
TR-Boyd
Ἕνεκεν τούτου καταλείψει ἄνθρωπος τὸν πατέρα αὐτοῦ καὶ τὴν μητέρα, καὶ προσκολληθήσεται πρὸς τὴν γυναῖκα αὐτοῦ,
SCR1894
ενεκεν τουτου καταλειψει ανθρωπος τον πατερα αυτου και την μητερα και προσκολληθησεται προς την γυναικα αυτου

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Cross-references most cited first

  • 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.
  • Matthew 19:5–6and 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’? So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let man…
  • 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.”

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