Ephesians 5:31

NETBible

For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and will be joined to his wife, and the two will become 1  one flesh. 2 

NIV ©

"For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh."

NASB ©

FOR THIS REASON A MAN SHALL LEAVE HIS FATHER AND MOTHER AND SHALL BE JOINED TO HIS WIFE, AND THE TWO SHALL BECOME ONE FLESH.

NLT ©

As the Scriptures say, "A man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one."

MSG ©

And this is why a man leaves father and mother and cherishes his wife. No longer two, they become "one flesh."

BBE ©

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.

NRSV ©

"For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two will become one flesh."

NKJV ©

"For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh."

KJV
For
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this cause
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shall
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a man
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leave
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his
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father
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and
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mother
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and
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shall be joined
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unto
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his
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wife
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and
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they two
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shall be
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one
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flesh
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NASB ©
FOR THIS
<3778>
REASON
<473>
A MAN
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SHALL LEAVE
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HIS FATHER
<3962>
AND MOTHER
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AND SHALL BE JOINED
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TO HIS WIFE
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, AND THE TWO
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SHALL BECOME
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<1519> ONE
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FLESH
<4561>
.
NET [draft] ITL
For
<473>
this reason
<5127>
a man
<444>
will leave
<2641>
his father
<3962>
and
<2532>
mother
<3384>
and
<2532>
will be joined
<4347>
to
<4314>
his
<846>
wife
<1135>
, and
<2532>
the two
<1417>
will become
<1510>
one
<1520>
flesh
<4561>
.
GREEK
anti toutou kataleiqei [ton] patera kai [thn] mhtera kai proskollhyhsetai thn gunaika autou kai esontai duo eiv sarka mian
NETBible

For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and will be joined to his wife, and the two will become 1  one flesh. 2 

NET Notes

1 tn Grk “the two shall be as one flesh.”

2 sn A quotation from Gen 2:24.