Ephesians 5:31
Because of this a man leaveth his father and his mother, and cleaveth unto his wife, and they two become one flesh.
The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge
In The King James Version
In Context
30For we are members of his body, and of his flesh are we, and of his bones.
32This mystery is great; but I speak of the Meshiha and of his church.
Cross References
Matthew 19:5And he said, On this account a man shall leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave to his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.
1 Corinthians 6:16Know you not that whosoever attacheth to a harlot is one body? For it is said, The two shall be one body.
Matthew Henry on Ephesians 5:22-33
Duties of Husbands and Wives. ( a. d. 61.) 21 Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God. 22 Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. 23 For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body. 24 Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing. 25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; 26 That he might… Read the whole commentary →