Ephesians 5:31

Wives and Husbands

30For we are members of His body. 31“For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.”32This mystery is profound, but I am speaking about Christ and the church.

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Berean Standard Bible
“For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.”
American Standard Version (1901)
For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife; and the two shall become one flesh.
Bible in Basic English
For this cause will a man go away from his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.
Douay-Rheims 1899
For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife, and they shall be two in one flesh.
Free Bible Version
“This is why a man leaves his father and mother, and is joined to his wife, and the two are united in one.”
Geneva Bible 1599
For this cause shall a man leaue father and mother, and shall cleaue to his wife, and they twaine shalbe one flesh.
King James (Authorized) Version
For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.
Plain English Version
God says this in his book, “A man will leave his mother and father and marry a woman. The man and his wife will join with each other, and their bodies will be like one body.”
Translation for Translators
What someone has written in the Scriptures about people who marry is this, When a man and a woman marry, they should ◄permanently leave/no longer live with► their fathers and mothers. They should be joined as husband and wife, and the two of them shall become as though they were one [MET] person.
Unlocked Literal Bible
“For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and will be joined to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.”
Noah Webster Bible
For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined to his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.
World English Bible
“For this cause a man will leave his father and mother and will be joined to his wife. Then the two will become one flesh.”
Young's Literal Translation
'for this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined to his wife, and they shall be — the two — for one flesh;'