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 Jesus, testing Him and asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason at all?” 4And He answered and said, “Have you not read that He who created them from the beginning made them male and female, 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’? 6So they are no longer two, but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let no man separate.” 7They said to Him, “Why then did Moses command to give her a certificate of divorce and send her away?”

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

• and saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• For thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• a manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• shall leaveκαταλείπωkataleipō · to leave behindG2641
• his fatherπατήρpatēr · fatherG3962
• and motherμήτηρmētēr · motherG3384
• and be joinedκολλάωkollaō · to joinG2853
• to his wifeγυνήgunē · woman: wifeG1135
• the twoδύοduo · twoG1417
• shall becomeεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• shall becomeεἰςeis · towardG1519
• oneεἷςheis · oneG1520
• fleshσάρξsarx · fleshG4561

Cross-references for Matthew 19:5

• Genesis 2:21So the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and he slept; then He took one of his ribs and closed up the flesh at that place.
• Psalms 45:10Listen, O daughter, give attention and incline your ear: Forget your people and your father’s house;
• Mark 10:5But Jesus said to them, “Because of your hardness of heart he wrote you this commandment.
• Ephesians 5:31For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and shall be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.
• Genesis 34:3He was deeply attracted to Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the girl and spoke tenderly to her.
• Deuteronomy 4:4But you who held fast to the Lord your God are alive today, every one of you.
• Deuteronomy 10:20You shall fear the Lord your God; you shall serve Him and cling to Him, and you shall swear by His name.
• Deuteronomy 11:22For if you are careful to keep all this commandment which I am commanding you to do, to love the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways and hold fast to Him,
• 1 Samuel 18:1Now it came about when he had finished speaking to Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit to the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as himself.
• 2 Samuel 1:26I am distressed for you, my brother Jonathan; You have been very pleasant to me. Your love to me was more wonderful Than the love of women.
• 1 Kings 11:2from the nations concerning which the Lord had said to the sons of Israel, “You shall not associate with them, nor shall they associate with you, for they will surely turn your heart away after their gods.” Solomon held fast to these in love.
• Psalms 63:8My soul clings to You; Your right hand upholds me.
• Romans 12:9Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil; cling to what is good.
• 1 Corinthians 6:16Or do you not know that the one who joins himself to a prostitute is one body with her? For He says, “The two shall become one flesh.”
• 1 Corinthians 7:2But because of immoralities, each man is to have his own wife, and each woman is to 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