Mark 10:9 (LSB)

Passage

What therefore God has joined together, let no man separate.”

Nearby Context

Mark 10:7 For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother,

Mark 10:8 and the two shall become one flesh; so they are no longer two, but one flesh.

Mark 10:9 What therefore God has joined together, let no man separate.”

Mark 10:10 And in the house the disciples began questioning Him about this again.

Mark 10:11 And He said to them, “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her;

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 8's "and the two shall become one flesh..." into verse 10's "And in the house the disciples began...", so "therefore" and "joined" 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 "joined" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.