Matthew 19:5
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
5 And He said [in Gen 2:24], ‘For this reason[a] a man will leave-behind his father and his mother and will be joined[b] to his wife. And the two will be one flesh’.
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- Matthew 19:5 That is, because God made them to be a complementary pair. This is God’s intent.
- Matthew 19:5 Or, join-himself.
Matthew 19:5
New International Version
5 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’[a]?(A)
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- Matthew 19:5 Gen. 2:24
Matthew 19:6
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
6 So then, they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God paired-together[a], let a person[b] not separate”.
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- Matthew 19:6 Or, yoked together, joined as a pair.
- Matthew 19:6 Or, man (generically speaking), a human. The broader sense is clear in Mk 10:9-12. Do not divorce your wives.
Matthew 19:6
New International Version
6 So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.”
Mark 10:8
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
8 And the two will be one flesh’ [Gen 2:24]. So then, they are no longer two, but one flesh.
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Mark 10:8
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- Mark 10:8 Gen. 2:24
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