Matthew 19:5 — Bible Verse (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?”

Matthew 19:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Matthew 19:5 in 6 Bible Translations

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Matthew 19:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“and said, ‘For this cause a man shall leave his father and mother, and shall be joined to his wife; and the two shall become one flesh’?”

Matthew 19:5 — World English Bible

Matthew 19:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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?”

Matthew 19:5 — American Standard Version

Matthew 19:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and cleave to his wife, and they shall be--the two--for one flesh?”

Matthew 19:5 — Young's Literal Translation

Matthew 19:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“and said, On account of this a man shall leave father and mother, and shall be united to his wife, and the two shall be one flesh?”

Matthew 19:5 — Darby Translation

Matthew 19:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And sayd, For this cause, shall a man leaue father and mother, and cleaue vnto his wife, and they which were two shalbe one flesh.”

Matthew 19:5 — Geneva Bible

Matthew 19:5 in Context — Matthew 19

3 Entonces se llegaron á él los Fariseos, tentándole, y diciéndole: ¿Es lícito al hombre repudiar á su mujer por cualquiera causa?

4 Y él respondiendo, les dijo: ¿No habéis leído que el que [los] hizo al principio, macho y hembra los hizo,

5 Y dijo: Por tanto, el hombre dejará padre y madre, y se unirá á su mujer, y serán dos en una carne?

6 Así que, no son ya más dos, sino una carne: por tanto, lo que Dios juntó, no [lo] aparte el hombre.

7 Dícenle: ¿Por qué, pues, Moisés mandó dar carta de divorcio, y repudiarla?

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What Does Matthew 19:5 Mean?

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