Mark
Mark 10:6–8
6However, from the beginning of creation, ‘God made them male and female.’b 7‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife,c 8and the two will become one flesh.’d So they are no longer two, but one flesh.
Footnotes
Word by word
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Mark 10:6
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| However | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| from | ἀπὸ | apo | Preposition | G575 from, away from |
| beginning | ἀρχῆς | archēs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G746 ruler, beginning |
| of creation | κτίσεως | ktiseōs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G2937 creation, creature, institution |
| made | ἐποίησεν | epoiēsen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G4160 I do, make |
| them | αὐτούς | autous | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| male | Ἄρσεν | Arsen | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G730 male |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| female | θῆλυ | thēly | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular | G2338 female |
Mark 10:7
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For this reason | Ἕνεκεν | Heneken | Preposition | G1752 for the sake of, on account of, wherefore |
| a man | ἄνθρωπος | anthrōpos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G444 a man, one of the human race |
| will leave | καταλείψει | kataleipsei | Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2641 I leave behind, abandon |
| his | αὐτοῦ | autou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| father | πατέρα | patera | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3962 father, Father, ancestor |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| mother | μητέρα | mētera | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3384 a mother |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| be united | προσκολληθήσεται | proskollēthēsetai | Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G4347 I join closely, cleave to |
| to | πρὸς | pros | Preposition | G4314 to, towards, with |
| his | αὐτοῦ | autou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| wife | γυναῖκα | gynaika | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G1135 a woman, wife, my lady |
Mark 10:8
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| the | οἱ | hoi | Article - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| two | δύο | dyo | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural | G1417 two |
| will become | ἔσονται | esontai | Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural | G1510 I am, exist |
| one | μίαν | mian | Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular | G1520 one |
| flesh | σάρκα | sarka | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G4561 flesh, body |
| So | ὥστε | hōste | Conjunction | G5620 so that, therefore |
| they are | εἰσὶν | eisin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G1510 I am, exist |
| no longer | οὐκέτι | ouketi | Adverb | G3765 no longer, no more |
| two | δύο | dyo | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural | G1417 two |
| but | ἀλλὰ | alla | Conjunction | G235 but, except |
| one | μία | mia | Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular | G1520 one |
| flesh | σάρξ | sarx | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G4561 flesh, body |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Mark 10:6 Genesis 1:27 · Genesis 5:2 · Genesis 1:1 · Genesis 2:20–23 · 2 Peter 3:4 · Malachi 2:14–16 · Mark 13:19
Mark 10:7 Genesis 2:24 · Matthew 19:5–6 · Ephesians 5:31
Mark 10:8 Ephesians 5:28 · Genesis 2:24 · 1 Corinthians 6:16
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.