Genesis 2:24 - The Scriptures 1998 For this cause a man shall leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and shall become united and cleave to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. [Matt. 19:5; I Cor. 6:16; Eph. 5:31-33.] American Standard Version (1901) Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh. Common English Bible This is the reason that a man leaves his father and mother and embraces his wife, and they become one flesh. 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 Wherefore a man shall leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they shall be two in one flesh. |