KJV ORIGINAL
And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
And the two of them become one — they're not two separate people anymore, but completely united as one.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Marriage isn't just living together, it's becoming a team so close you're basically one person.
📜 Historical Context — Why was this verse written?
The Gospel of Mark was likely written by John Mark, a companion of Peter, for a Gentile Christian audience, probably in Rome, around the mid-60s CE. It aimed to preserve Peter's eyewitness accounts of Jesus' life and teachings, offering encouragement and instruction to a community facing persecution.
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