King James Version
Mark 10:8 in the King James Version says “And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh.” — study this verse from Mark chapter 10 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh.”
Mark 10:8 · KJV
But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female.
For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife;
And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh.
What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
And in the house his disciples asked him again of the same matter.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“one”
G1519to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases
“flesh”
G4561flesh (as stripped of the skin), i.e., (strictly) the meat of an animal (as food), or (by extension) the body (as opposed to the soul (or spirit), or
“so then”
G5620so too, i.e., thus therefore (in various relations of consecution, as follow)
“flesh”
G4561flesh (as stripped of the skin), i.e., (strictly) the meat of an animal (as food), or (by extension) the body (as opposed to the soul (or spirit), or
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