Ephesians 5:31

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

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

What this verse means

Read Ephesians 5:31 in the flow of Ephesians5 for its full sense, then follow the cross-references below to the passages that echo it. Open Ephesians5 to see the surrounding context.

Compare translations
BSBPD

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife; and the two shall become one flesh.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“`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;'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
Open the full comparison
Cross references

Other passages that echo Ephesians 5:31 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 2:24For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.
  2. Matthew 19:5and 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’?
  3. Mark 10:7‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife,
  4. 1 Corinthians 6:16Or don’t you know that he who unites himself with a prostitute is one with her in body? For it is said, “The two will become one flesh.”

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

Keep exploring