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?"
— Matthew 19:5, King James Version
“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, '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 reason a man will leave his father and mother and will be united with his wife, and the two will become one flesh’?”
“For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife, and they two shall be in one flesh.”
“For this cause will a man go away from his father and mother, and be joined to his wife; and the two will become one flesh?”
“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 great multitudes followed him; and he healed them there.
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?
And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female,
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?
Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away?
He saith unto them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so.