Ephesians 5:31
on account of this a man shall leave his father and mother and cleave unto his wife: and they two shall be one flesh.
1902 William Baxter Godbey NT
In The King James Version
In Context
30because we are members of his body:
32This is a great mystery: but I speak in reference to Christ and the church.
Cross References
Matthew 19:5And He said, On account of this a man shall leave father and mother, and cleave unto his wife; and they two shall be one flesh.
1 Corinthians 6:16Do you not know that he who is joined to the harlot is one body? for it says, They two shall be one flesh.
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 →