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?
And {G2532} said {G2036}, For this {G5127} cause {G1752} shall a man {G444} leave {G2641} father {G3962} and {G2532} mother {G3384}, and {G2532} shall cleave {G4347} to his {G846} wife {G1135}: and {G2532} they twain {G1417} shall be {G2071}{G1519} one {G3391} flesh {G4561}?
and that he said, `For this reason a man should leave his father and mother and be united with his wife, and the two are to become one flesh'?
and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’?
and said, For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife; and the two shall become one flesh?
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Genesis 2:21
¶ And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof; -
Genesis 2:24
Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh. -
1 Corinthians 7:4
The wife hath not power of her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband hath not power of his own body, but the wife. -
1 Corinthians 7:2
Nevertheless, [to avoid] fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband. -
Ephesians 5:31
For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh. -
Mark 10:5
And Jesus answered and said unto them, For the hardness of your heart he wrote you this precept. -
Mark 10:9
What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
Matthew 19:5 (KJV)
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?
Commentary
This verse is Jesus quoting directly from the book of Genesis (specifically Genesis 2:24) in response to the Pharisees' questions about divorce. By citing this foundational text, Jesus emphasizes the original, God-intended purpose and nature of marriage.