Matthew 19:5

and said, For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two shall be one'?

Weymouth NT (1912)

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

4"Have you not read," He replied, "that He who made them `made them' from the beginning `male and female,

6Thus they are no longer two, but `one'! What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate."

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Cross References

Mark 10:5"It was in consideration of your stubborn hearts," said Jesus, "that Moses enacted this law for you;

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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