Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh. New Living Translation This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one. English Standard Version Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. Berean 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. King James Bible Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh. New King James Version Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. New American Standard Bible For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother, and be joined to his wife; and they shall become one flesh. NASB 1995 For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother, and be joined to his wife; and they shall become one flesh. NASB 1977 For this cause a man shall leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave to his wife; and they shall become one flesh. Legacy Standard Bible Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother, and cleave to his wife; and they shall become one flesh. Amplified Bible For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother, and shall be joined to his wife; and they shall become one flesh. Christian Standard Bible This is why a man leaves his father and mother and bonds with his wife, and they become one flesh. Holman Christian Standard Bible This is why a man leaves his father and mother and bonds with his wife, and they become one flesh. American Standard Version Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh. Contemporary English Version That's why a man will leave his own father and mother. He marries a woman, and the two of them become like one person. English Revised Version Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh. GOD'S WORD® Translation That is why a man will leave his father and mother and will be united with his wife, and they will become one flesh. Good News Translation That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united with his wife, and they become one. International Standard Version (Therefore a man will leave his father and his mother and cling to his wife, and they will become one flesh.) 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. NET Bible That is why a man leaves his father and mother and unites with his wife, and they become a new family. New Heart English Bible Therefore a man will leave his father and his mother, and will join with his wife, and the two will become one flesh. Webster's Bible Translation Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they shall be one flesh. World English Bible Therefore a man will leave his father and his mother, and will join with his wife, and they will be one flesh. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versiontherefore a man leaves his father and his mother, and has cleaved to his wife, and they have become one flesh. Young's Literal Translation therefore doth a man leave his father and his mother, and hath cleaved unto his wife, and they have become one flesh. Smith's Literal Translation Therefore a man will leave his father and his mother and will cleave to his woman; and they shall be into one flesh. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleWherefore a man shall leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they shall be two in 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. 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. New Revised Standard Version Therefore a man leaves his father and his mother and clings to his wife, and they become one flesh. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleTherefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife, and they shall be one flesh. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Because of this, a man shall leave his father and his mother and shall cleave to his wife and they shall be the two of them one flesh. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife, and they shall be one flesh. Brenton Septuagint Translation Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother and shall cleave to his wife, and they two shall be one flesh. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Man and Woman in the Garden…23And the man said: “This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called ‘woman,’ for out of man she was taken.” 24For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh. 25And the man and his wife were both naked, and they were not ashamed.… Cross References Matthew 19:4-6 Jesus answered, “Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’ / 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’? / So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.” Ephesians 5:31-33 “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.” / This mystery is profound, but I am speaking about Christ and the church. / Nevertheless, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband. Mark 10:6-9 However, from the beginning of creation, ‘God made them male and female.’ / ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, / and the two will become one flesh.’ So they are no longer two, but one flesh. ... 1 Corinthians 6:16 Or don’t you know that he who unites himself with a prostitute is one with her in body? For it is said, “The two will become one flesh.” 1 Corinthians 7:2-4 But because there is so much sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband. / The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to her husband. / The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband. Likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife. Malachi 2:14-16 Yet you ask, “Why?” It is because the LORD has been a witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have broken faith, though she is your companion and your wife by covenant. / Has not the LORD made them one, having a portion of the Spirit? And why one? Because He seeks godly offspring. So guard yourselves in your spirit and do not break faith with the wife of your youth. / “For I hate divorce,” says the LORD, the God of Israel. “He who divorces his wife covers his garment with violence,” says the LORD of Hosts. So guard yourselves in your spirit and do not break faith. Proverbs 18:22 He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the LORD. Proverbs 19:14 Houses and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the LORD. 1 Peter 3:7 Husbands, in the same way, treat your wives with consideration as a delicate vessel, and with honor as fellow heirs of the gracious gift of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered. Colossians 3:18-19 Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. / Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them. Hebrews 13:4 Marriage should be honored by all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers. 1 Timothy 5:14 So I advise the younger widows to marry, have children, and manage their households, denying the adversary occasion for slander. Song of Solomon 3:4 I had just passed them when I found the one I love. I held him and would not let go until I had brought him to my mother’s house, to the chamber of the one who conceived me. Song of Solomon 8:6-7 Set me as a seal over your heart, as a seal upon your arm. For love is as strong as death, its jealousy as unrelenting as Sheol. Its sparks are fiery flames, the fiercest blaze of all. / Mighty waters cannot quench love; rivers cannot sweep it away. If a man were to give all the wealth of his house for love, his offer would be utterly scorned. Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor. / For if one falls down, his companion can lift him up; but pity the one who falls without another to help him up! / Again, if two lie down together, they will keep warm; but how can one keep warm alone? ... Treasury of Scripture Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall join to his wife: and they shall be one flesh. leave. Genesis 24:58,59 And they called Rebekah, and said unto her, Wilt thou go with this man? And she said, I will go… Genesis 31:14,15 And Rachel and Leah answered and said unto him, Is there yet any portion or inheritance for us in our father's house? … Psalm 45:10 Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear; forget also thine own people, and thy father's house; cleave. Leviticus 22:12,13 If the priest's daughter also be married unto a stranger, she may not eat of an offering of the holy things… Deuteronomy 4:4 But ye that did cleave unto the LORD your God are alive every one of you this day. Deuteronomy 10:20 Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God; him shalt thou serve, and to him shalt thou cleave, and swear by his name. and they shall be one flesh. Malachi 2:14-16 Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because the LORD hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously: yet is she thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant… Matthew 19:3-9 The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause? … Mark 10:6-12 But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female… Jump to Previous Cause Cleave Cleaved Cleaves Flesh Join Joined Leave Mother Reason United WifeJump to Next Cause Cleave Cleaved Cleaves Flesh Join Joined Leave Mother Reason United WifeGenesis 2 1. The first Sabbath.4. Further details concerning the manner of creation. 8. The planting of the garden of Eden, and its situation; 15. man is placed in it; and the tree of knowledge forbidden. 18. The animals are named by Adam. 21. The making of woman, and the institution of marriage. For this reason This phrase indicates a foundational principle established by God. The Hebrew word used here is "עַל־כֵּן" (al-ken), which means "therefore" or "for this cause." It connects the preceding narrative of the creation of woman from man to the institution of marriage. This divine reasoning underscores the intentional design and purpose behind the union of man and woman, setting a precedent for all future marriages. a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife and they will become one flesh Verse 24. - Therefore shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave unto his wife. There is nothing in the use of such terms as father and mother, or in the fact that the sentiment is prophetic, to prevent the words from being regarded as a continuation of Adam's speech, although, on the other hand, the statement of Christ (Matthew 19:5) does not preclude the possibility of Moses being their author; but whether uttered by the first husband (Delitzsch, Macdonald) or by the historian (Calvin, Murphy), they must be viewed as an inspired declaration of the law of marriage. Its basis (fundamental reason and predisposing cause) they affirm to be (1) the original relationship of man and woman, on the platform of creation; and (2) the marriage union effected between the first pair. Its nature they explain to be (1) a forsaking (on the part of the woman as well as the man) of father and mother - not filially, in respect of duty, but locally, in respect of habitation, and comparatively, in respect of affection; and . . . |
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