Matthew 19:6

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore, what God has joined together, let no one separate.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Therefore they are no longer two but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    So{G5620} that they are{G1526} no more{G3765} two,{G1417} but{G235} one{G1520} flesh.{G4561} What{G3739} therefore{G3767} God{G2316} hath joined together,{G4801} let{G5563} not{G3361} man{G444} put asunder.{G5563}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Wherefore{G5620} they are{G1526}{(G5748)} no more{G3765} twain{G1417}, but{G235} one{G3391} flesh{G4561}. What{G3739} therefore{G3767} God{G2316} hath joined together{G4801}{(G5656)}, let{G5563} not{G3361} man{G444} put asunder{G5563}{(G5720)}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    Wherfore now are they not twayne but one flesshe. Let not man therfore put a sunder that which God hath cuppled to gedder.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Now are they not twayne then, but one flesh. Let not man therfore put a sunder, yt which God hath coupled together.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Wherefore they are no more twaine, but one flesh. Let not man therefore put asunder that, which God hath coupled together.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Wherfore, they are no more twayne, but one fleshe. Let not man therefore put a sunder, that which God hath coupled together.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ‹Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.›

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    So that they are no more two, but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, don't let man tear apart."

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    so that they are no more two, but one flesh; what therefore God did join together, let no man put asunder.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    So that they are no more two, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    So that they are no more two, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    So that they are no longer two, but one flesh. Then let not that which has been joined by God be parted by man.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    So that they are no more two, but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, don't let man tear apart."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.”

Referenced Verses

  • Rom 7:2 : 2 For a married woman is legally bound to her husband while he is alive; but if her husband dies, she is released from the law that binds her to him.
  • Mark 10:9 : 9 'Therefore, what God has joined together, let no one separate.'
  • Prov 2:17 : 17 who abandons the partner of her youth and forgets the covenant of her God;
  • Mal 2:14 : 14 Yet you ask, 'Why?' Because the Lord has been a witness between you and the wife of your youth. You have been unfaithful to her, though she is your companion and the wife of your covenant.
  • 1 Cor 7:10-14 : 10 To the married I give this command—not I, but the Lord: A wife must not separate from her husband. 11 But if she does, she must remain unmarried or be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife. 12 To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord): If any brother has a wife who is an unbeliever and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her. 13 And if a woman has a husband who is an unbeliever and he is willing to live with her, she must not divorce him. 14 For the unbelieving husband is made holy through his wife, and the unbelieving wife is made holy through her husband. Otherwise, your children would be unclean, but as it is, they are holy.
  • Eph 5:28 : 28 In the same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.
  • Heb 13:4 : 4 Marriage is to be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Mark 10:5-12
    8 verses
    93%

    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.'

    10 Back at the house, the disciples asked him again about this matter.

    11 He told them, 'Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her.'

    12 And if a woman divorces her husband and marries another man, she commits adultery.

  • Matt 19:3-5
    3 verses
    91%

    3 Some Pharisees came to him, testing him and asking, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?"

    4 He answered, "Have you not read that the Creator, from the beginning, made them male and female?"

    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."

  • Eph 5:28-32
    5 verses
    85%

    28 In the same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.

    29 For no one ever hated his own body, but he nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church,

    30 because we are members of His body.

    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.

    32 This mystery is great—but I am speaking about Christ and the church.

  • Gen 2:23-25
    3 verses
    84%

    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.

    25 The man and his wife were both naked, and they felt no shame.

  • Matt 19:7-10
    4 verses
    82%

    7 They said to him, "Why then did Moses command that a certificate of divorce be given and the woman sent away?"

    8 He said to them, "Moses allowed you to divorce your wives because of the hardness of your hearts, but it was not this way from the beginning."

    9 I tell you, whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman, commits adultery. And whoever marries a divorced woman also commits adultery.

    10 The disciples said to him, "If this is the situation between a husband and wife, it is better not to marry."

  • 1 Cor 6:15-17
    3 verses
    80%

    15 Don't you know that your bodies are members of Christ himself? Shall I then take the members of Christ and unite them with a prostitute? Never!

    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."

    17 But whoever is united with the Lord is one with Him in spirit.

  • Matt 5:31-32
    2 verses
    77%

    31 It has been said, 'Whoever divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.'

    32 But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, causes her to commit adultery. And anyone who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

  • Luke 16:18
    77%

    18 Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and the man who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

  • Deut 24:1-2
    2 verses
    74%

    1 If a man marries a woman but she does not find favor in his eyes because he finds something indecent about her, he may write her a certificate of divorce, give it to her, and send her away from his house.

    2 When she leaves his house, she may go and become another man's wife.

  • 1 Cor 7:9-11
    3 verses
    74%

    9 But if they cannot exercise self-control, they should marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion.

    10 To the married I give this command—not I, but the Lord: A wife must not separate from her husband.

    11 But if she does, she must remain unmarried or be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife.

  • Luke 20:34-35
    2 verses
    73%

    34 Jesus replied to them, 'The people of this age marry and are given in marriage.

    35 But those who are considered worthy to take part in that age and in the resurrection from the dead neither marry nor are given in marriage.

  • 1 Cor 7:2
    72%

    2 But because of sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband.

  • Mal 2:15-16
    2 verses
    72%

    15 Did not God make them one, with a portion of His spirit in their union? And what was the one seeking? Godly offspring. So guard yourselves in your spirit, and do not be unfaithful to the wife of your youth.

    16 For the Lord, the God of Israel, says that He hates divorce, and He covers his garment with violence, says the Lord of Hosts. Therefore, guard yourselves in your spirit, and do not be unfaithful.

  • Matt 22:30-31
    2 verses
    71%

    30 For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like the angels in heaven.'

    31 And concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what God said to you:

  • Heb 13:4
    71%

    4 Marriage is to be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.

  • Job 41:17
    71%

    17 When he rises up, the mighty are terrified; they retreat in panic.

  • Gen 2:18
    70%

    18 Then the LORD God said, 'It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper who is suitable for him.'

  • 1 Cor 7:4-5
    2 verses
    70%

    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.

    5 Do not deprive one another, except by mutual agreement for a time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again so that Satan will not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.

  • Rom 7:3
    70%

    3 Consequently, while her husband is still alive, she would be called an adulteress if she joins herself to another man; but if her husband dies, she is free from that law, so she would not be an adulteress by becoming another man’s wife.

  • 1 Cor 7:27
    70%

    27 Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek to be free. Are you free from a wife? Do not seek a wife.

  • Mark 12:25
    69%

    25 When people rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.

  • Mark 12:23
    69%

    23 'In the resurrection, when they rise again, whose wife will she be? For all seven were married to her.'