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

3Then some Pharisees came to him in order to test him. They asked, “Is it lawful to divorce a wife for any cause?” 4He 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 will be united with his wife, and the two will become one flesh’? 6So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.” 7They said to him, “Why then did Moses command us to give a certificate of dismissal and to divorce her?”

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 fall into a deep sleep, and while he was asleep, he took part of the man’s side and closed up the place with flesh.
• Psalms 45:10Listen, O princess! Observe and pay attention! Forget your homeland and your family!
• Mark 10:5But Jesus said to them, “He wrote this commandment for you because of your hard hearts.
• Ephesians 5:31For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and will be joined to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.
• Genesis 34:3Then he became very attached to Dinah, Jacob’s daughter. He fell in love with the young woman and spoke romantically to her.
• Deuteronomy 4:4But you who remained faithful to the Lord your God are still alive to this very day, every one of you.
• Deuteronomy 10:20Revere the Lord your God, serve him, be loyal to him and take oaths only in his name.
• Deuteronomy 11:22For if you carefully observe all of these commandments I am giving you and love the Lord your God, live according to his standards, and remain loyal to him,
• 1 Samuel 18:1When David had finished talking with Saul, Jonathan and David became bound together in close friendship. Jonathan loved David as much as he did his own life.
• 2 Samuel 1:26I grieve over you, my brother Jonathan! You were very dear to me. Your love was more special to me than the love of women.
• 1 Kings 11:2They came from nations about which the Lord had warned the Israelites, “You must not establish friendly relations with them! If you do, they will surely shift your allegiance to their gods.” But Solomon was irresistibly attracted to them.
• Psalms 63:8My soul pursues you; your right hand upholds me.
• Romans 12:9Love must be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil, cling to what is good.
• 1 Corinthians 6:16Or do you not know that anyone who is united with a prostitute is one body with her? For it is said, “The two will become one flesh.”
• 1 Corinthians 7:2But because of immoralities, each man should have relations with his own wife and each woman with 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
• Husband
• Jesus, the Christ
• Marriage
• Polygamy

In the dictionaries

• Concubine
• Divorce
• Eternal
• Impossible
• Join
• Marriage
• Marry
• Possession
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• Wife

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