Matthew 19:5
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’?
World English Bible (Public Domain)
In context
Before · Matthew 19:3–4
3Pharisees came to him, testing him and saying, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?” 4He answered, “Haven’t you read that he who made them from the beginning made them male and female,
5and 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’?
Notes and cross references in the WEB
- Cross referenceGenesis 2:24