Mark 10:7

Mark 10:7 Meaning and Explanation

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

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Continuing the words of Genesis, Jesus says a man shall leave father and mother and cleave to his wife.

What Does Mark 10:7 Mean?

Jesus keeps quoting Genesis 2, the words spoken when the first woman was brought to the first man. In a world where duty to parents governed everything, the command to leave father and mother gave marriage astonishing weight: a new household, a first loyalty.

The old word cleave translates a term that means to be glued, joined fast. The bond of marriage is meant to hold the way well-joined work holds. Love that cleaves is love that has left other claims behind in order to belong wholly.

Mark 10:7 in the Original Language

proskollao (προσκολλάω), 'cleave' -- to be glued to, joined so as to hold fast.

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What does Mark 10:7 mean?

Continuing the words of Genesis, Jesus says a man shall leave father and mother and cleave to his wife.

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