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Berean Standard Bible

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

Mark 10:7

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Pharisees test Jesus on the question of divorce, and he takes them back to creation. He quotes from Genesis about God's intention for marriage.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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

World English Bible (WEB)

For this cause a man will leave his father and mother, and will join to his wife,

King James Version (KJV)

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

American Standard Version (ASV)

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

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

For this cause will a man go away from his father and mother, and be joined to his wife;

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Por esto dejará el hombre á su padre y á su madre, y se juntará á su mujer.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

“Por eso, el hombre debe separarse de su padre y de su madre y unirse a su mujer

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