Therefore a man leaves his father and his mother and cleaves to his wife, and they become one flesh.
Ephesians 5:31 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) “For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.” Flere versionerKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother and shall be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh. [Gen. 2:24.] American Standard Version (1901) For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife; and the two shall become one flesh. Common English Bible “This is why a man will leave his father and mother and be united with his wife, and the two of them will be one body”. Catholic Public Domain Version "For this reason, a man shall leave behind his father and mother, and he shall cling to his wife; and the two shall be as one flesh." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version 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. |
Therefore a man leaves his father and his mother and cleaves to his wife, and they become one flesh.
and said, ‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh’?
Do you not know that he who joins himself to a prostitute becomes one body with her? For, as it is written, “The two shall become one flesh.”
This mystery is a profound one, and I am saying that it refers to Christ and the church;