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Berean Standard Bible

“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’ ?”

Matthew 19:5

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Some Pharisees test Jesus with a question about divorce. Instead of entering their debate about grounds, Jesus points them back to God's original design in creation.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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’ ?

World English Bible (WEB)

and said, ‘For this cause a man shall leave his father and mother, and shall be joined to his wife; and the two shall become one flesh?’

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?

American Standard Version (ASV)

and said, 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 (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?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and cleave to his wife, and they shall be -- the two -- for one flesh?

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y dijo: Por tanto, el hombre dejará padre y madre, y se unirá á su mujer, y serán dos en una carne?

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

y que el hombre debe abandonar al padre y a la madre para unirse a su esposa.

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