Matthew 19:5

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.

Bible (Bishops')

In The King James 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?

In Context

4He aunswered and sayde vnto them: Haue ye not read, that he which created at the begynnyng, made them male and female,

6Wherfore, they are no more twayne, but one fleshe. Let not man therefore put a sunder, that which God hath coupled together.

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Cross References

Genesis 34:3And his heart laye vnto Dina the daughter of Iacob, and he loued that damsell, and spake kyndly vnto her.

Mark 10:5And Iesus aunswered, and sayde vnto the: For the hardnesse of your heart, he wrote this precept vnto you.

Matthew Henry on Matthew 19:4-13

The Law of Divorce. 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… Read the whole commentary →

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