Bible Strands
Mark 10:8
and the two will become one flesh.’ So they are no longer two, but one flesh.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus addresses His disciples regarding the nature of marriage, continuing His teaching immediately after citing Genesis 2:24 in Mark 10:7.
The words — The Greek ἔσονται (esontai, "will be") and ὥστε (hōste, "so/therefore") mark the shift from future promise to present reality. The phrase εἰς σάρκα μίαν (eis sarka mian, "into one flesh") uses εἰς (eis, "into") to indicate a transformative union rather than a mere association.
The thread — The verse directly quotes Genesis 2:24 to ground the marital union in creation, while the concept reappears in Ephesians 5:28 regarding spousal love and 1 Corinthians 6:16 regarding sexual union.
Why it lands — The text states that marriage permanently replaces two separate individuals with a single entity. This reality requires readers to treat the marital bond as a fixed boundary that human action cannot override.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh.
Cross-references
- Ephesians 5:28 In the same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.
- Genesis 2:24 For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.
- 1 Corinthians 6:16 Or don’t you know that he who unites himself with a prostitute is one with her in body? For it is said, “The two will become one flesh.”