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Ephesians 5:31

World English Bible

31 “For this cause a man will leave his father and mother and will be joined to his wife. Then the two will become one flesh.”

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American Standard Version

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

Christian Standard Bible

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

English Standard Version

“Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.”

King James Version

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.

New American Standard Bible

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

New International Version

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

New King James Version

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

New Living Translation

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