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Genesis 2:24

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24That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is unitedb to his wife, and they become one flesh.c

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Genesis 2:24: Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.

Cross references

  1. bMal 2:15
  2. cMt 19:5*; Mk 10:7–8*; 1 Co 6:16*; Eph 5:31*

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

This is why a man leaves his father and mother and bonds with his wife, and they become one flesh.

NLTNew Living Translation

This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and shall cling to his wife, and they shall be as one flesh.

KJV 1900King James Version

Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.