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Majority Standard Bible. For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh. New American Bible. That is why a man leaves his father and mother and clings to his wife, and the two of them become one body.
Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
A man shall leave his father and mother means a married couple no longer has the option to “run home to Papa” or let a meddling mother-in-law come between them.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English And he said, “Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and shall cleave to his wife and the two of them shall be one flesh.”
31 “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.”[a] 32 This is a profound mystery—but I am talking about Christ and the church. Read full chapter.
KJV Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
Matthew 19:5. ESV and said, ‘Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh’? NIV and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’ ?
Answer. Genesis 2:24 gives us a picture of the marriage bond before sin entered the world: “Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh” (Genesis 2:24, NKJV).
Answer. “Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh” (Genesis 2:24 KJV). Other translations render “leave and cleave” as “leave and be united” (NIV), “leave and be joined” (NASB), and “leave and hold fast” (ESV).
For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh. Wherefore a man shall leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they shall be two in one flesh.