Mark 10:8

New Testament Gospel ASV (1901)

What does Mark 10:8 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “and the two shall become one flesh: so that they are no more two, but one flesh.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

and the two shall become one flesh: so that they are no more two, but one flesh.
Mark 10:8 — American Standard Version

Context — Mark 10

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
8and the two shall become one flesh: so that they are no more two, but one flesh.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And the twain shall be one flesh, etc..] This is the remaining part of the citation out of (<010224>Genesis 2:24); (see Gill on “<401905>Matthew 19:5”); so then they are no more twain; but one flesh; as Adam and Eve were both by creation and marriage: and so two persons, a man and woman, being lawfully married together, become one flesh, or “one body”, as the Arabic and Persic versions render the phrase; and therefore the wife is to be loved by the husband as his own body, and from whom there should be no separation, until death, but in case of adultery; (see Gill on “<401906>Matthew 19:6”).”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“See this question about divorce explained in the notes at Matthew 19:1-12. Mark 10:12 And if a woman shall put away her husband - It would seem, from this, that a woman, among the Jews, had the power of separating herself from her husband, yet this right is not given her by the law of Moses. There is not, however, any positive evidence that females often claimed or exercised this right. Cases had occurred, indeed, in which it had been done. The wife of Herod had rejected her former husband and married Herod. And though instances of this kind “might” have been attempted to be defended by the example of Pagans, yet our Saviour was desirous of showing them that it did not free them from the…”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“one flesh: Co1 6:16; Eph 5:28 Mark 10:9”
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