Matthew 19:5 - Revised Version 1885 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? More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And said, For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and shall be united firmly (joined inseparably) to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh? [Gen. 1:27; 2:24.] 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? Common English Bible And God said, ‘Because of this a man should leave his father and mother and be joined together with his wife, and the two will be one flesh.’ Catholic Public Domain Version "For this reason, a man shall separate from father and mother, and he shall cling to his wife, and these two shall become one flesh. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife, and they two shall be in one flesh. |