For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife;

And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh.

What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.

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(A)‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh’; so then they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate.”

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For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother [to establish a home with his wife],(A) and the two shall become one flesh; so that they are no longer two, but [are united as] one flesh.(B) Therefore, what God has united and joined together, man must not separate [by divorce].”

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(A)‘Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife,[a] and (B)the two shall become one flesh.’ So they are no longer two but one flesh. (C)What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate.”

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 10:7 Some manuscripts omit and hold fast to his wife