Matthew 19:5

And He said: “For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and cleave to his wife; and the two shall become one flesh.”

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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

4And he answering said, Have ye not read, that he who made them at the beginning, made them male and female?

6So they are no longer two, but one flesh. What therefore God joined together, let not man put asunder.

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Cross References

Psalms 45:10Listen, O daughter! consider, and incline thine ear; Forget thy people and thy father's house!

Mark 10:5And Jesus said to them, On account of your hardness of heart he wrote you this command.

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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