Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.” New Living Translation As the Scriptures say, “A man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.” English Standard Version “Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.” Berean Standard Bible “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.” Berean Literal Bible "Because of this, a man will leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two will be into one flesh." King James Bible 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. New King James Version “For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.” New American Standard Bible FOR THIS REASON A MAN SHALL LEAVE HIS FATHER AND HIS MOTHER AND BE JOINED TO HIS WIFE, AND THE TWO SHALL BECOME ONE FLESH. NASB 1995 FOR THIS REASON A MAN SHALL LEAVE HIS FATHER AND MOTHER AND SHALL BE JOINED TO HIS WIFE, AND THE TWO SHALL BECOME ONE FLESH. NASB 1977 FOR THIS CAUSE A MAN SHALL LEAVE HIS FATHER AND MOTHER, AND SHALL CLEAVE TO HIS WIFE; AND THE TWO SHALL BECOME ONE FLESH. Legacy Standard Bible FOR THIS REASON A MAN SHALL LEAVE HIS FATHER AND MOTHER AND BE JOINED TO HIS WIFE, AND THE TWO SHALL BECOME ONE FLESH. Amplified Bible FOR THIS REASON A MAN SHALL LEAVE HIS FATHER AND HIS MOTHER AND SHALL BE JOINED [and be faithfully devoted] TO HIS WIFE, AND THE TWO SHALL BECOME ONE FLESH. Christian Standard Bible For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two will become one flesh. Holman Christian Standard Bible For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two will become one flesh. American Standard Version For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife; and the two shall become one flesh. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Therefore, a man should leave his father and his mother and should cleave to his wife, and the two of them shall be one flesh. Contemporary English Version As the Scriptures say, "A man leaves his father and mother to get married, and he becomes like one person with his wife." Douay-Rheims Bible 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. English Revised Version For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife; and the twain shall become one flesh. GOD'S WORD® Translation That's why a man will leave his father and mother and be united with his wife, and the two will be one. Good News Translation As the scripture says, "For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and unite with his wife, and the two will become one." International Standard Version "That is why a man will leave his father and mother and be united with his wife, and the two will become one flesh." Literal Standard Version “For this cause will a man leave his father and mother, and will be joined to his wife, and the two will be into one flesh”; Majority Standard Bible “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.” New American Bible “For this reason a man shall leave [his] father and [his] mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.” NET Bible For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and will be joined to his wife, and the two will become one flesh. New Revised Standard Version “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.” New Heart English Bible "For this cause a man will leave his father and mother, and will be joined to his wife, and the two will become one flesh." Webster's Bible Translation For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined to his wife, and they two shall be one flesh. Weymouth New Testament "For this reason a man is to leave his father and his mother and be united to his wife, and the two shall be as one." World English Bible “For this cause a man will leave his father and mother and will be joined to his wife. Then the two will become one flesh.” Young's Literal Translation 'for this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined to his wife, and they shall be -- the two -- for one flesh;' Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Wives and Husbands…30For we are members of His body. 31“For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.” 32This mystery is profound, but I am speaking about Christ and the church.… Cross References Genesis 2:24 For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh. Matthew 19:5 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'? Mark 10:7 For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, 1 Corinthians 6:16 Or don't you know that he who unites himself with a prostitute is one with her in body? For it is said, "The two will become one flesh." Ephesians 5:32 This mystery is profound, but I am speaking about Christ and the church. Treasury of Scripture For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined to his wife, and they two shall be one flesh. 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. Matthew 19:5 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? Mark 10:7,8 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife; … Jump to Previous Cause Cleave Flesh Joined Leave Mother Reason United WifeJump to Next Cause Cleave Flesh Joined Leave Mother Reason United WifeEphesians 5 1. After general exhortations to love;3. to flee sexual immorality; 4. and all uncleanness; 7. not to converse with the wicked; 15. to walk carefully; 18. and to be filled with the Spirit; 22. he descends to the particular duties, how wives ought to obey their husbands; 25. and husbands ought to love their wives, 32. even as Christ does his church. (31) For this cause.--In spite of much authority, it seems far simpler to consider the words "Even as the Lord . . . His bones" as parenthetical, and refer back to Ephesians 5:28-29. In exactly the same way our Lord quotes the same verse of Genesis (Genesis 2:24) to show the indissoluble character of the marriage tie. Here the similarity of connection with that of the original passage is even stronger. Because a man's wife is as his own body, "for this cause shall a man," &c. To connect these words with those going before is indeed possible, but somewhat too mystical even for this passage. Shall a man leave his father . . .--The relation of parentage is one of common flesh and blood, and stands at the head of those natural relations which we do not make, but into which we are born. The relation of marriage is the most sacred of all the ties into which we are not born, and which we do make for ourselves, in accordance with a true or supposed harmony of nature. It becomes, says Holy Scripture, a relation, not of common flesh and blood, but of "one flesh." Itself originally voluntary, it supersedes all natural ties. Our Lord therefore adds, "They are no more twain, but one flesh. What God hath joined together let not man put asunder" (Matthew 19:6). Hence it strikingly represents that unity with Christ--voluntarily initiated by Him, voluntarily accepted by us--which yet so supersedes all natural ties that it is said to oblige a man to "hate his father and mother . . . and his own life also" (Luke 14:26). Verse 31. - For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife, and they two shall come to be one flesh. Quoted in substance from Genesis 2:24. It seems to be introduced simply to show the closeness of the relation between man and wife; it is such as in a sense to supersede that between parent and child. The apostle (as appears from the next verse) has in view, at the same time, the parallel truth - the closeness of the relation between Christ and the Church; it too in a sense supersedes the relations of nature (comp. Luke 14:26; Matthew 12:50).Parallel Commentaries ... Greek “For this reasonἈντὶ (Anti) Preposition Strong's 473: A primary particle; opposite, i.e. Instead or because of. a man ἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 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 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 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 3962: Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a 'father'. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. mother μητέρα (mētera) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 3384: A mother. Apparently a primary word; a 'mother'. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. be united προσκολληθήσεται (proskollēthēsetai) Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 4347: From pros and kollao; to glue to, i.e. to adhere. to πρὸς (pros) Preposition Strong's 4314: To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward. his αὐτοῦ (autou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular Strong's 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, γυναῖκα (gynaika) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 1135: A woman, wife, my lady. Probably from the base of ginomai; a woman; specially, a wife. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. the οἱ (hoi) Article - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 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 1417: Two. A primary numeral; 'two'. will become ἔσονται (esontai) Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 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 1520: One. (including the neuter Hen); a primary numeral; one. flesh.” σάρκα (sarka) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 4561: Flesh, body, human nature, materiality; kindred. Links Ephesians 5:31 NIVEphesians 5:31 NLT Ephesians 5:31 ESV Ephesians 5:31 NASB Ephesians 5:31 KJV Ephesians 5:31 BibleApps.com Ephesians 5:31 Biblia Paralela Ephesians 5:31 Chinese Bible Ephesians 5:31 French Bible Ephesians 5:31 Catholic Bible NT Letters: Ephesians 5:31 For this cause a man will leave (Ephes. Eph. Ep) |
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