Parallel Verses
An Understandable Version
[Gen. 2:24 says], "For this reason a man will leave [the home of] his father and mother, and will cling to his wife, [so that] the two will become one flesh [i.e., united in such a close relationship, as to practically constitute one body]."
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
his father and mother
and be joined to his wife,
and the two will become one flesh.
International Standard Version
"That is why a man will leave his father and mother and be united with his wife, and the two will become one flesh."
A Conservative Version
Separate from this a man will leave his father and mother behind, and will be bonded with his wife, and the two will be in one flesh.
American Standard Version
For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife; and the two shall become one flesh.
Amplified
For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother and shall be joined [and be faithfully devoted] to his wife, and the two shall become
Anderson New Testament
For this cause a man shall leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave to his wife, and the two shall be one flesh.
Bible in Basic English
For this cause will a man go away from his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.
Common New Testament
"For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh."
Daniel Mace New Testament
the scripture says, "for this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be united to his wife, and they two shall be as one."
Darby Translation
Because of this a man shall leave his father and mother, and shall be united to his wife, and the two shall be one flesh.
Godbey New Testament
on account of this a man shall leave his father and mother and cleave unto his wife: and they two shall be one flesh.
Goodspeed New Testament
Therefore a man must leave his father and mother and attach himself to his wife, and they must become one.
John Wesley New Testament
For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined to his wife; and they two shall be one flesh.
Julia Smith Translation
For this a man shall leave his father and mother, and be joined to his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.
King James 2000
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.
Lexham Expanded Bible
"For this [reason] a man will leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two will become one flesh."
Modern King James verseion
"For this cause a man shall leave his father and mother and shall be joined to his wife, and the two of them shall be one flesh."
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
"For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall continue with his wife, and two shall be made one flesh."
Moffatt New Testament
Therefore shall a man leave father and mother and cleave to his wife, and the pair shall be one flesh.
Montgomery New Testament
For this cause shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.
NET Bible
For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and will be joined to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.
New Heart English Bible
"For this cause a man will leave his father and mother, and will be joined to his wife. The two will become one flesh."
Noyes New Testament
"For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife, and they two shall be one flesh."
Sawyer New Testament
For this cause a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.
The Emphasized Bible
For this cause, will a man leave his father and his mother, and will cleave unto his wife, and, they two, shall become, one flesh.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
For this reason shall a man forsake his father and mother, and shall cleave unto his wife, and the two shall be as one flesh.
Twentieth Century New Testament
'For this cause a man shall leave his father and mother, and be united to his wife; and the man and his wife shall become one.'
Webster
For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined to his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.
Weymouth New Testament
"For this reason a man is to leave his father and his mother and be united to his wife, and the two shall be as one."
Williams New Testament
Therefore, a man must leave his father and mother and so perfectly unite himself to his wife that the two shall be one.
World English Bible
"For this cause a man will leave his father and mother, and will be joined to his wife. The two will become one flesh."
Worrell New Testament
For this cause, will a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife, and the two shall be one flesh.
Worsley New Testament
For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined to his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.
Youngs Literal Translation
for this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined to his wife, and they shall be -- the two -- for one flesh;'
Themes
Jesus Christ, Deity Of » As husband of the church
Husbands' » Duty of, to wives » To love them
Marriage » Husbands and wives becoming one
Topics
Interlinear
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Esomai
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Ephesians 5:31
Verse Info
Context Readings
Husbands And Wives
30 because we are parts of His [spiritual] body. 31 [Gen. 2:24 says], "For this reason a man will leave [the home of] his father and mother, and will cling to his wife, [so that] the two will become one flesh [i.e., united in such a close relationship, as to practically constitute one body]." 32 The secret [truth] of this is great, but I am talking about Christ and the church.
Cross References
Matthew 19:5
He said [Gen. 2:24], 'For this reason [i.e., since He made one woman for one man], a man will leave [the home of] his father and mother and will cling to his wife, [so that] the two of them will [then] become one flesh [i.e., united in such a close relationship as to constitute one body]?'
1 Corinthians 6:16
Or, do you not know that the person who is joined to a prostitute is one body [with her, physically]? For God says [Gen. 2:24], "The two will become one flesh" [i.e., united in such a close relationship as to practically constitute one body].
Mark 10:7-8
For this reason [i.e., since he made one woman for one man] a man will leave [the home of] his father and mother and will cling to his wife