Matthew 19:5

And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they two shall be one flesh?

Webster Bible

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 answered and said to them, Have ye not read, that he who made them , at the beginning made them male and female,

6Wherefore they are no more two, but one flesh. Therefore what God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.

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Cross References

Genesis 34:3And his soul cleaved to Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and spoke kindly to the damsel.

Deuteronomy 10:20Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God; him shalt thou serve, and to him shalt thou cleave, and swear by his name.

1 Samuel 18:1And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking to Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.

2 Samuel 1:26I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan: very pleasant hast thou been to me: thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women.

Psalms 45:10Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thy ear; forget also thy own people, and thy father's house;

Mark 10:5And Jesus answered and said to them, For the hardness of your heart, he wrote you this precept.

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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