Ephesians 5:31

Plain English Version

God says this in his book, “A man will leave his mother and father and marry a woman. The man and his wife will join with each other, and their bodies will be like one body.”

Cross References

Genesis 2:24

That’s how God made a woman, he made her out of a man’s body. That is the reason why a man will leave his mother and father and marry a woman. The man and his wife will join with each other, and their bodies will be like one body.

Ephesians 5:32

Those words tell us important things, and they are a picture of something else too. They show us how Jesus Christ and his church are joined together, like one.