Matthew 19:5

And he seide, For this thing a man schal leeue fadir and modir, and he schal draw to his wijf; and thei schulen be tweyne in o fleisch.

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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

4Which answeride, and seide to hem, Han ye not red, for he that made men at the bigynnyng, made hem male and female?

6And so thei ben not now tweyne, but o fleisch. Therfor a man departe not that thing that God hath ioyned.

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Cross References

Genesis 34:3And his soule was boundun faste with hir, and he pleside hir sory with flateringis.

Deuteronomy 10:20Thou schalt drede thi Lord God, and thou schalt serue hym aloone, and thou schalt cleue to hym, and thou schalt swere in his name.

Mark 10:5`To whiche Jhesus answeride, and seide, For the hardnesse of youre herte Moises wroot to you this comaundement.

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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