Matthew 19:5

KJV1611 – Modern English

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?

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    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."

  • 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?

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    and{G2532} said,{G2036} For{G1752} this{G5127} cause{G1752} shall{G2641} a man{G444} leave{G2641} his father{G3962} and{G2532} mother,{G3384} and{G2532} shall cleave{G4347} to{G1135} his{G846} wife;{G1135} and{G2532} the{G2071} two{G1417} shall{G2071} become{G1519} one{G1520} flesh?{G4561}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And{G2532} said{G2036}{(G5627)}, For this{G5127} cause{G1752} shall a man{G444} leave{G2641}{(G5692)} father{G3962} and{G2532} mother{G3384}, and{G2532} shall cleave{G4347}{(G5701)} to his{G846} wife{G1135}: and{G2532} they twain{G1417} shall be{G2071}{(G5704)}{G1519} one{G3391} flesh{G4561}?

  • 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?

  • 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 What? Do you not know that he who is joined to a harlot is one body? For two, says He, shall be one flesh.
  • Eph 5:31 : 31 For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother, and shall be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.
  • Gen 2:21-24 : 21 And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept; and He took one of his ribs and closed up the flesh in its place. 22 And with the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, He made a woman and brought her to the man. 23 And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man. 24 Therefore shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
  • 1 Kgs 11:2 : 2 Of the nations concerning which the LORD had said to the children of Israel, You shall not go to them, nor shall they come to you: for surely they will turn your hearts after their gods: Solomon clung to these in love.
  • Ps 45:10 : 10 Listen, O daughter, and consider, and incline your ear; forget your own people, and your father's house;
  • Ps 63:8 : 8 My soul follows hard after you: your right hand upholds me.
  • Mark 10:5-9 : 5 And Jesus answered and said to them, Because of the hardness of your heart he wrote you this precept. 6 But from the beginning of creation God made them male and female. 7 For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife; 8 And the two shall become one flesh: so then they are no longer two, but one flesh. 9 What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate.
  • Rom 12:9 : 9 Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil; cling to that which is good.
  • Gen 34:3 : 3 And his soul was drawn to Dinah, the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the young woman and spoke kindly to her.
  • Deut 4:4 : 4 But you who cleaved to the LORD your God are alive every one of you this day.
  • Deut 10:20 : 20 You shall fear the LORD your God; him you shall serve, and to him you shall hold fast, and swear by his name.
  • Deut 11:22 : 22 For if you diligently keep all these commandments which I command you, to do them, to love the LORD your God, to walk in all His ways, and to hold fast to Him;
  • 1 Sam 18:1 : 1 And it came to pass, when he had finished speaking to Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.
  • 2 Sam 1:26 : 26 I am distressed for you, my brother Jonathan: very pleasant have you been to me: your love to me was wonderful, surpassing the love of women.
  • 1 Cor 7:2 : 2 Nevertheless, to avoid sexual immorality, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.
  • 1 Cor 7:4 : 4 The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does; and likewise, the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Eph 5:28-33
    6 verses
    94%

    28 So men ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.

    29 For no one ever hated his own flesh; but nourishes and cherishes it, just as the Lord does the church:

    30 For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.

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

    32 This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.

    33 Nevertheless let each one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and let the wife see that she respects her husband.

  • Gen 2:22-25
    4 verses
    93%

    22 And with the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, He made a woman and brought her to the man.

    23 And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.

    24 Therefore shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

    25 And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.

  • Mark 10:5-12
    8 verses
    91%

    5 And Jesus answered and said to them, Because of the hardness of your heart he wrote you this precept.

    6 But from the beginning of creation God made them male and female.

    7 For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife;

    8 And the two shall become one flesh: so then they are no longer two, but one flesh.

    9 What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate.

    10 And in the house his disciples asked him again about the same matter.

    11 And he said to them, Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her.

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

  • Matt 19:6-10
    5 verses
    91%

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

    7 They said to him, Why then did Moses command to give a certificate of divorce, and to put her away?

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

    9 And I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery; and whoever marries her who is divorced commits adultery.

    10 His disciples said to him, If such is the case of the man with his wife, it is better not to marry.

  • Matt 19:3-4
    2 verses
    84%

    3 The Pharisees also came to him, testing him, and saying to him, Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?

    4 And he answered and said to them, Have you not read that he who made them at the beginning made them male and female,

  • 1 Cor 6:16-17
    2 verses
    77%

    16 What? Do you not know that he who is joined to a harlot is one body? For two, says He, shall be one flesh.

    17 But he who is joined unto the Lord is one spirit.

  • Matt 5:31-32
    2 verses
    75%

    31 Furthermore it has been said, 'Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce:'

    32 But I say to you, that whoever divorces his wife for any reason except sexual immorality causes her to commit adultery; and whoever marries a woman who is divorced commits adultery.

  • Gen 2:18
    73%

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

  • Mal 2:15
    73%

    15 And did he not make one? Yet had he the residue of the spirit. And why one? That he might seek a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.

  • Deut 24:1-2
    2 verses
    73%

    1 When a man takes a wife and marries her, and it comes to pass that she finds no favor in his eyes, because he has found some uncleanness in her: then let him write her a certificate of divorce, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house.

    2 And when she has departed from his house, she may go and be another man's wife.

  • 1 Cor 7:2
    73%

    2 Nevertheless, to avoid sexual immorality, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.

  • 1 Cor 7:10-11
    2 verses
    72%

    10 And to the married I command, yet not I but the Lord, that a wife should not leave her husband:

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

  • Gen 5:2
    72%

    2 Male and female He created them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.

  • Luke 16:18
    72%

    18 Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery; and whoever marries her who is divorced from her husband commits adultery.

  • Luke 20:34
    71%

    34 And Jesus answering said to them, The children of this world marry, and are given in marriage:

  • Eph 5:25
    71%

    25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave himself for it;

  • Luke 18:29
    71%

    29 And he said to them, Truly I say to you, There is no man who has left house, or parents, or brothers, or wife, or children, for the kingdom of God's sake,

  • Prov 5:18
    70%

    18 Let your fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of your youth.

  • 1 Cor 7:4-5
    2 verses
    70%

    4 The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does; and likewise, the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does.

    5 Do not deprive one another, except with consent for a time, to give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again, so that Satan does not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.

  • Eph 5:22
    69%

    22 Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord.

  • Matt 22:25
    69%

    25 Now there were with us seven brothers. The first married and died, and having no offspring, left his wife to his brother.

  • Gen 1:27
    69%

    27 So God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.

  • Matt 19:29
    69%

    29 And everyone who has left houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive a hundredfold, and shall inherit eternal life.

  • Matt 5:27
    69%

    27 You have heard that it was said to those of old, 'You shall not commit adultery:'

  • Matt 19:19
    69%

    19 Honor your father and your mother, and, You shall love your neighbor as yourself.