Mark 10:8

Plain English Version

So they are not 2 people any more. They are like just one body.

Cross References

Genesis 2:24

That’s how God made a woman, he made her out of a man’s body. That is the reason why a man will leave his mother and father and marry a woman. The man and his wife will join with each other, and their bodies will be like one body.

Mark 10:9

You see, God joined them together like that, so don’t let anyone split them up.”

Ephesians 5:28

Well, husbands have to love their wives properly, just like Jesus loves us. You know that everyone loves his own body and looks after it properly. Well, in the same way, husbands have to love their wives and look after them, just as much as they love their own bodies. A man that loves his wife, loves himself.