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

3The Pharisees also came to him, tempting him, and saying to him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause? 4And he answered and said to them, Have ye not read, that he who made them at the beginning made them male and female, And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they two shall be one flesh? 6Therefore they are no more two, but one flesh. Therefore what God hath joined together, let not man put asunder. 7They say to him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, 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

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• saidεἶπονepō · to sayG2036
• thisτούτουtoutou · of thisG5127
• causeἕνεκαheneka heneken heineken · because ofG1752
• manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• leaveκαταλείπωkataleipō · to leave behindG2641
• fatherπατήρpatēr · fatherG3962
• motherμήτηρmētēr · motherG3384
• cleaveπροσκολλάωproskollaō · to joinG4347
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• wifeγυνήgunē · woman: wifeG1135
• twoδύοduo · twoG1417
• beἔσομαιesomai · will beG2071
• beεἰςeis · towardG1519
• oneμίαmia · firstG3391
• fleshσάρξsarx · fleshG4561

Cross-references for Matthew 19:5

• Genesis 2:21And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh in its place;
• Psalms 45:10Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thy ear; forget also thy own people, and thy father’s house;
• Mark 10:5And Jesus answered and said to them, For the hardness of your heart he wrote you this precept.
• Ephesians 5:31For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined to his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.
• Genesis 34:3And his soul cleaved to Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and spoke kindly to the damsel.
• Deuteronomy 4:4But ye who held fast to the LORD your God are alive each one of you this day.
• Deuteronomy 10:20Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God; him shalt thou serve, and to him shalt thou cleave, and swear by his name.
• Deuteronomy 11:22For if ye shall diligently keep all these commandments which I command you, to do them, to love the LORD your God, to walk in all his ways, and to cleave to him;
• 1 Samuel 18:1And it came to pass, when he had finished speaking to Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.
• 2 Samuel 1:26I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan: very pleasant hast thou been to me: thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women.
• 1 Kings 11:2Of the nations concerning which the LORD said to the children of Israel, Ye shall not go in to them, neither shall they come in to you: for surely they will turn away your heart after their gods: Solomon held fast to these in love.
• Psalms 63:8My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me.
• Romans 12:9Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.
• 1 Corinthians 6:16What? know ye not that he who is joined to an harlot is one body? for two, saith he, shall be one flesh.
• 1 Corinthians 7:2Nevertheless, to avoid immorality, let every man have his own wife, and let every 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
• Husband
• Jesus, the Christ
• Marriage
• Polygamy

In the dictionaries

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