Matthew 19:5
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For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife, and they two shall be in one flesh.

said.

Genesis 2:21-24 Then the Lord God cast a deep sleep upon Adam: and when he was fast asleep, he took one of his ribs, and filled up flesh for it. . . .

Psalm 45:10 Hearken, O daughter, and see, and incline thy ear: and forget thy people and thy father's house.

Mark 10:5-9 To whom Jesus answering, said: Because of the hardness of your heart, he wrote you that precept. . . .

Ephesians 5:31 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother: and shall cleave to his wife. And they shall be two in one flesh.

cleave.

Genesis 34:3 And his soul was fast knit unto her; and whereas she was sad, he comforted her with sweet words.

Deuteronomy 4:4 But you that adhere to the Lord your God, are all alive until this present day.

Deuteronomy 10:20 Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God, and serve him only: to him thou shalt adhere, and shalt swear by his name.

Deuteronomy 11:22 For if you keep the commandments which I command you, and do them, to love the Lord your God, and walk in all his ways, cleaving unto him,

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

2 Samuel 1:26 I grieve for thee, my brother Jonathan: exceeding beautiful, and amiable to me above the love of women. As the mother loveth her only son, so did I love thee.

1 Kings 11:2 Of the nations concerning which the Lord said to the children of Israel: You shall not go in unto them, neither shall any of them come into yours: for they will most certainly turn away your hearts to follow their gods. And to these was Solomon joined with a most ardent love.

Psalm 63:8 My soul hath stuck close to thee: thy right hand hath received me.

Romans 12:9 Let love be without dissimulation. Hating that which is evil, cleaving to that which is good,

and they.

1 Corinthians 6:16 Or know you not that he who is joined to a harlot is made one body? For they shall be, saith he, two in one flesh.

1 Corinthians 7:2,4 But for fear of fornication, let every man have his own wife: and let every woman have her own husband. . . .

Context
Teachings about Divorce
4Who answering, said to them: Have ye not read, that he who made man from the beginning, made them male and female? And he said: 5For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife, and they two shall be in one flesh. 6Therefore now they are not two, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let no man put asunder.…
Cross References
Genesis 2:24
Wherefore a man shall leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they shall be two in one flesh.

Malachi 2:15
Did not one make her, and she is the residue of his spirit? And what doth one seek, but the seed of God? Keep then your spirit, and despise not the wife of thy youth.

Matthew 19:6
Therefore now they are not two, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let no man put asunder.

1 Corinthians 6:16
Or know you not that he who is joined to a harlot is made one body? For they shall be, saith he, two in one flesh.

Ephesians 5:31
For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother: and shall cleave to his wife. And they shall be two in one flesh.

Lexicon
and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

said,
εἶπεν (eipen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.

‘For this reason
Ἕνεκα (Heneka)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1752: Or heneken hen'-ek-en or heineken hi'-nek-en; of uncertain affinity; on account of.

a man
ἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 444: A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being.

will leave
καταλείψει (kataleipsei)
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2641: From kata and leipo; to leave down, i.e. Behind; by implication, to abandon, have remaining.

[his]
τὸν (ton)
Article - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

father
πατέρα (patera)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3962: Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a 'father'.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

mother
μητέρα (mētera)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3384: A mother. Apparently a primary word; a 'mother'.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

be united to
κολληθήσεται (kollēthēsetai)
Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2853: From kolla; to glue, i.e. to stick.

his
αὐτοῦ (autou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

wife,
γυναικὶ (gynaiki)
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 1135: A woman, wife, my lady. Probably from the base of ginomai; a woman; specially, a wife.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

the
οἱ (hoi)
Article - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

two
δύο (dyo)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 1417: Two. A primary numeral; 'two'.

will become
ἔσονται (esontai)
Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

one
μίαν (mian)
Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 1520: One. (including the neuter Hen); a primary numeral; one.

flesh’?
σάρκα (sarka)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 4561: Flesh, body, human nature, materiality; kindred.


Additional Translations
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, 'On account of this a man will leave the father and mother and be joined with his wife, and the two will become into one flesh'?--

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

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?

and said, For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife; and the twain shall become one flesh?

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?

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'?

and said, 'For this cause a man shall leave his father and mother, and shall join to his wife; and the two shall become one flesh?'

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?
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