Verse 5

And he said, "For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two will become one flesh."

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  og sa: Derfor skal en mann forlate sin far og mor, og han skal holde seg til sin kone, og de to skal bli ett kjøtt?

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Og han sa: "Derfor skal mannen forlate sin far og mor og holde seg til sin kone, og de to skal bli ett legeme."

• Norsk King James

  Og sa: For denne grunnen skal en mann forlate far og mor, og holde seg til sin kvinne, og de to skal bli ett kjøtt?

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  og sa: Derfor skal en mann forlate sin far og mor og holde seg til sin kone, og de to skal bli ett kjød?

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  og sa: Derfor skal en mann forlate sin far og mor og holde seg til sin hustru, og de to skal være ett kjød?

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Og sa: 'Derfor skal mannen forlate sin far og mor og holde seg til sin hustru, og de to skal være ett kjød.'

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  og sa: 'Derfor skal en mann forlate sin far og mor og holde seg til sin kone, og de to skal være ett kjød'?

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Han sa: Derfor skal en mann forlate sin far og sin mor og holde seg til sin kone, og de to skal bli ett kjød.

• gpt4.5-preview

  og sa: ‘Derfor skal en mann forlate sin far og mor og holde seg til sin kone, og de to skal være ett kjød?’

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  og sa: ‘Derfor skal en mann forlate sin far og mor og holde seg til sin kone, og de to skal være ett kjød?’

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Og sa: «Derfor skal mannen forlate sin far og sin mor og holde seg til sin kone, og de to skal være ett kjøtt.»

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Og sa: «Derfor skal en mann forlate sin far og sin mor og holde seg til sin hustru, og de to skal være ett kjød.»

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  og sagde: Derfor skal et Menneske forlade Fader og Moder og blive fast hos sin Hustru, og de To skulle blive eet Kjød?

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh?

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og han sa: ‘Derfor skal en mann forlate sin far og mor og holde seg til sin kone, og de to skal bli ett kjød’.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And said, For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh?

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh?

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  og sa: 'Derfor skal en mann forlate sin far og mor og holde seg til sin kone, og de to skal være ett kjød?'"

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  og sa: Derfor skal en mann forlate sin far og mor og holde fast ved sin hustru, og de to skal være ett kjød?

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  og sa: Derfor skal en mann forlate sin far og mor og holde seg til sin hustru, og de to skal være ett kjød?

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Derfor skal en mann forlate sin far og sin mor, og holde seg til sin kone, og de to skal bli ett kjød?

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  and sayde: for this thinge shall a ma leve father and mother and cleve vnto his wyfe and they twayne shalbe one flesshe.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  & sayde: For this cause shal a ma leaue father & mother, & cleue vnto his wife, & they two shalbe one fleshe.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And sayd, For this cause, shal a man leaue father and mother, and cleaue vnto his wife, and they which were two shalbe one flesh.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And sayde: For this cause, shall a man leaue father and mother, and shall be knit to his wyfe: and they twayne shall be one fleshe.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ‹And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh?›

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  and said, 'For this cause a man shall leave his father and mother, and shall join to his wife; and the two shall become one flesh?'

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and cleave to his wife, and they shall be -- the two -- for one flesh?

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and said, For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife; and the two shall become one flesh?

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For this cause will a man go away from his father and mother, and be joined to his wife; and the two will become one flesh?

• World English Bible (2000)

  and said, 'For this cause a man shall leave his father and mother, and shall join to his wife; and the two shall become one flesh?'

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  and said,‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and will be united with his wife, and the two will become one flesh’?

Referenced Verses

• 1 Cor 6:16 : 16 Or do you not know that he who unites himself with a prostitute is one body with her? For it is said, "The two will become one flesh."
• Eph 5:31 : 31 For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.
• Gen 2:21-24 : 21 So the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall on the man, and while he slept, He took one of his ribs and closed up the place with flesh. 22 Then the LORD God formed the rib He had taken from the man into a woman and brought her to the man. 23 The man said, 'This one, at last, is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called "woman," for she was taken out of man.' 24 For this reason, a man shall leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.
• 1 Kgs 11:2 : 2 These were from nations about which the LORD had told the Israelites, 'You must not intermarry with them, and they must not intermarry with you, for they will surely turn your hearts after their gods.' Nevertheless, Solomon clung to them in love.
• Ps 45:10 : 10 Daughters of kings are among your noble women; at your right hand stands the queen in gold from Ophir.
• Ps 63:8 : 8 For you have been my help, and in the shadow of your wings I will sing for joy.
• Mark 10:5-9 : 5 Jesus said to them, 'He wrote this commandment for you because of the hardness of your hearts.' 6 'But from the beginning of creation, God made them male and female.' 7 'For this reason, a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife,' 8 'and the two will become one flesh. So they are no longer two, but one.' 9 'Therefore, what God has joined together, let no one separate.'
• Rom 12:9 : 9 Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good.
• Gen 34:3 : 3 But his heart was deeply attached to Dinah, the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the young woman and spoke tenderly to her.
• Deut 4:4 : 4 But all of you who held fast to the LORD your God are alive today.
• Deut 10:20 : 20 Fear the LORD your God and serve Him. Hold fast to Him and take your oaths in His name.
• Deut 11:22 : 22 For if you carefully keep all these commandments I am giving you to follow—to love the LORD your God, to walk in all His ways, and to hold fast to Him—
• 1 Sam 18:1 : 1 When David had finished speaking to Saul, Jonathan's soul was deeply connected to David's, and Jonathan loved him as much as he loved his own life.
• 2 Sam 1:26 : 26 I am distressed for you, my brother Jonathan. You were very dear to me. Your love for me was wonderful, more than the love of women.
• 1 Cor 7:2 : 2 But because of sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband.
• 1 Cor 7:4 : 4 The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does. Likewise, the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does.