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 Living Translation (NLT)And he said, “‘This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.’

Context of Matthew 19:5

3The Pharisees also came to Him, testing Him, and saying to Him, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for just any reason?” 4And He answered and said to them, “Have you not read that He who made them at 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 then, they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate.” 7They said to Him, “Why then did Moses command to give a certificate of divorce, and to put 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

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 2:21And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall on Adam, and he slept; and He took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh in its place.
• Psalms 45:10Listen, O daughter, Consider and incline your ear; Forget your own people also, and your father’s house;
• Mark 10:5And Jesus answered and said to them, “Because of the hardness of your heart he wrote you this precept.
• Ephesians 5:31“For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.”
• Genesis 34:3His soul was strongly attracted to Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the young woman and spoke kindly to the young woman.
• 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 to Him you shall hold fast, and take oaths in His name.
• Deuteronomy 11:22“For if you carefully keep all these commandments which I command you to do—to love the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways, and to hold fast to Him—
• 1 Samuel 18:1Now when he had finished speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan was knit to the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.
• 2 Samuel 1:26I am distressed for you, my brother Jonathan; You have been very pleasant to me; Your love to me was wonderful, Surpassing the love of women.
• 1 Kings 11:2from the nations of whom the Lord had said to the children of Israel, “You shall not intermarry with them, nor they with you. Surely they will turn away your hearts after their gods.” Solomon clung to these in love.
• Psalms 63:8My soul follows close behind 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 he who is joined to a harlot is one body with her? For “the two,” He says, “shall become one flesh.”
• 1 Corinthians 7:2Nevertheless, because of sexual immorality, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman 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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• Jesus, the Christ
• Marriage
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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