Therefore a man leaves his father and his mother and clings to his wife, and they become one flesh.
Ephesians 5:31 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.” Plus de versionsKing 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 clings 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 whoever is united to a prostitute becomes one body with her? For it is said, “The two shall be one flesh.”
This is a great mystery, but I am speaking about Christ and the church.