Matthew 19:5

Matthew 19:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh?
• New International Version (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’?
• English Standard Version (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'?
• New King James Version (NKJV)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’?

Context of Matthew 19:5

3Some Pharisees came to talk to Jesus. They wanted to see how he would answer their question. They asked, ‘Can a man send his wife away so that she is no longer his wife? Is it right for him to do that for any reason he chooses?’ 4Jesus replied, ‘You surely have read about this in the Bible. At the start, when God created the world, he made people male and female. Because of this, a man leaves his father and his mother. God joins him and his wife together. The man and the woman become like one body. 6They are not two separate people any longer. They have come together as one person. God has put them together to be husband and wife. So nobody should make them separate.’ 7Then the Pharisees said to Jesus, ‘Moses said that a man could write a letter to say that he and his wife are no longer married. Then the man can send the woman away. Why did Moses say this?’

Matthew 19:5 word by word

καὶ εἶπεν· ἕνεκα τούτου καταλείψει ἄνθρωπος τὸν πατέρα καὶ τὴν μητέρα καὶ κολληθήσεται τῇ γυναικὶ αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἔσονται οἱ δύο εἰς σάρκα μίανRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Forἕνεκαheneka heneken heineken · because ofG1752
• thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• shallκαταλείπωkataleipō · to leave behindG2641
• a manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• fatherπατήρpatēr · fatherG3962
• motherμήτηρmētēr · motherG3384
• shall cleaveπροσκολλάωproskollaō · to joinG4347
• toγυνήgunē · woman: wifeG1135
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• wifeγυνήgunē · woman: wifeG1135
• theyεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• twainδύοduo · twoG1417
• ·εἰςeis · towardG1519
• oneεἷςheis · oneG1520
• fleshσάρξsarx · fleshG4561

Cross-references for Matthew 19:5

• Genesis 2:21So the Lord God caused the man to sleep. While the man was sleeping, God took a rib from the man. Then he closed up the place in his body and he covered it again.
• Psalms 45:10Royal daughter, listen to me. Listen carefully to what I am saying. Forget your people and your family.
• Mark 10:5Jesus said to them, ‘You did not want to obey God. That is why Moses made this rule for you.
• Ephesians 5:31The Bible says this: ‘When a man marries, he leaves his father and his mother. Instead, God joins the man and his wife together. The two people become like one body.’
• Genesis 34:3He liked Dinah very much. He loved her. He spoke kind words to her so that she would love him too.
• Deuteronomy 4:4But each of you who continued to trust the Lord your God is still alive today.
• Deuteronomy 10:20Respect and obey the Lord your God. Serve him faithfully. If you make a promise, only use his name to do that.
• Deuteronomy 11:22Be careful to obey these commands that I am giving to you. Love the Lord your God. Live in a way that pleases him. Be faithful to him.
• 1 Samuel 18:1David finished talking with Saul. After that, Saul's son Jonathan became a very good friend of David. Jonathan loved David as much as he loved his own life.
• 2 Samuel 1:26My brother, Jonathan! I am very sad about your death. You were my good friend. Your love for me was very special. It was better than the love of women.
• 1 Kings 11:2The Lord had warned the Israelites about these nations. He said, ‘You must not marry people from these nations. If you do, they will cause you to worship their own gods.’ But Solomon did love these foreign women and he married them.
• Psalms 63:8I keep very near to you and your strong right hand keeps me safe.
• Romans 12:9Really love other people, not like a hypocrite. Hate anything that is bad. Continue to do things that are good.
• 1 Corinthians 6:16Anyone who makes his own body join to a prostitute becomes one body with that prostitute. You should know that. It says in the Bible: ‘The man and the woman become as one body.’
• 1 Corinthians 7:2That may be true, but then people may have sex in wrong ways. So every man should have his own wife and every woman should have her own husband.

Commentaries on Matthew 19:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5For this cause - Being created for this very purpose; that they might glorify their Maker in a matrimonial connection. A man shall leave (, wholly give up) both father and mother - the matrimonial union being more intimate and binding than even paternal or filial affection; - and shall be closely united, , shall be firmly cemented to his wife. A beautiful metaphor, which most forcibly intimates that nothing but death can separate them: as a well-glued…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4-6Verses 4-6 And he answered and said … - Instead of referring to the opinions of either party, Jesus called their attention to the original design of marriage, to the authority of Moses an authority acknowledged by them both. Have ye not read? - Genesis 1:27; Genesis 2:21-22. “And said, For this cause,” etc., Genesis 2:24. That is, God, at the beginning, made but one man and one woman: their posterity should learn that the original intention of marriage…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 3-12Verses 3-12 The Pharisees were desirous of drawing something from Jesus which they might represent as contrary to the law of Moses. Cases about marriage have been numerous, and sometimes perplexed; made so, not by the law of God, but by the lusts and follies of men; and often people fix what they will do, before they ask for advice. Jesus replied by asking whether they had not read the account of the creation, and the first example of marriage; thus…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-5The Pharisees did not consider all of God's teachings. God intended marriage to be a permanent union (see Genesis 2:18–25; see also 1 Corinthians 7:10–16).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. And said, For this cause--to follow out this divine appointment. shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh?--Jesus here sends them back to the original constitution of man as one pair, a male and a female; to their marriage, as such, by divine appointment; and to the purpose of God, expressed by the sacred historian, that in all time one man and one woman should by marriage become one flesh--so…Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 19:5

• Divorce
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Commentaries on Matthew 19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings