Mark 10:9 (GNV)

Passage

Therefore, what God hath coupled together, let not man separate.

Nearby Context

Mark 10:7 For this cause shall man leaue his father and mother, and cleaue vnto his wife.

Mark 10:8 And they twaine shalbe one flesh: so that they are no more twaine, but one flesh.

Mark 10:9 Therefore, what God hath coupled together, let not man separate.

Mark 10:10 And in the house his disciples asked him againe of that matter.

Mark 10:11 And he sayd vnto them, Whosoeuer shall put away his wife and marrie another, committeth adulterie against her.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "therefore", "hath", "coupled", "together", and "separate". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "therefore" and "hath", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 8's "And they twaine shalbe one flesh so..." into verse 10's "And in the house his disciples asked...", so "therefore" and "hath" belong inside that flow. In Mark context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "therefore" and "hath" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.