Matthew 19:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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?”
Matthew 19:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Matthew 19:5 in 6 Bible Translations
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Matthew 19:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“and said, ‘For this cause a man shall leave his father and mother, and shall be joined to his wife; and the two shall become one flesh’?”
Matthew 19:5 — World English Bible
Matthew 19:5 ASV — 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? ”
Matthew 19:5 — American Standard Version
Matthew 19:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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?”
Matthew 19:5 — Young's Literal Translation
Matthew 19:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“and said, On account of this a man shall leave father and mother, and shall be united to his wife, and the two shall be one flesh? ”
Matthew 19:5 — Darby Translation
Matthew 19:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And sayd, For this cause, shall a man leaue father and mother, and cleaue vnto his wife, and they which were two shalbe one flesh.”
Matthew 19:5 — Geneva Bible
Matthew 19:5 in Context — Matthew 19
3 The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?
4 And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female,
5 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?
6 Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
7 They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away?
What Does Matthew 19:5 Mean?
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