Mark Chapter 10 verse 7 Holy Bible
For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife;
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For this cause will a man go away from his father and mother, and be joined to his wife;
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For this cause a man shall leave his father and mother and shall be united to his wife,
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For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife;
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For this cause a man will leave his father and mother, and will join to his wife,
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on this account shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave unto his wife,
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Ellicott's Commentary
Parallel Commentaries ...Greek‘For this reasonἝνεκεν (Heneken)PrepositionStrong's 1752: Or heneken hen'-ek-en or heineken hi'-nek-en; of uncertain affinity; on account of.a manἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularStrong's 444: A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being.will leaveκαταλείψει (kataleipsei)Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularStrong's 2641: From kata and leipo; to leave down, i.e. Behind; by implication, to abandon, have remaining.hisαὐτοῦ (autou)Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularStrong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.fatherπατέρα (patera)Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularStrong's 3962: Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a 'father'.andκαὶ (kai)ConjunctionStrong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. motherμητέρα (mētera)Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularStrong's 3384: A mother. Apparently a primary word; a 'mother'.andκαὶ (kai)ConjunctionStrong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. be unitedπροσκολληθήσεται (proskollēthēsetai)Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person SingularStrong's 4347: From pros and kollao; to glue to, i.e. to adhere.toπρὸς (pros)PrepositionStrong's 4314: To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward.hisαὐτοῦ (autou)Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularStrong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.wife,γυναῖκα (gynaika)Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularStrong's 1135: A woman, wife, my lady. Probably from the base of ginomai; a woman; specially, a wife.Jump to PreviousAccount Cause Cleave Cling Join Joined Leave Mother Reason United Wife