Verse Comparison: Matthew 19:5
American Standard Version
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?
Amplified® Bible
And said, For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and shall be united firmly (joined inseparably) to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh?
Contemporary English Version
That's why a man leaves his father and mother and gets married. He becomes like one person with his wife.
Darby English Version
and said, On account of this a man shall leave father and mother, and shall be united to his wife, and the two shall be one flesh?
Good News Bible
And God said, 'For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and unite with his wife, and the two will become one.'
International Standard Version
and said, 'That is why a man will leave his father and mother and be united with his wife, and the two will become one flesh'?
King James Version
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?
New American Standard Bible
and said, `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 International Version
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'?
New King James Version
and said, ‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh’?
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
and said, 'FOR THIS REASON A MAN SHALL LEAVE HIS FATHER AND MOTHER AND JOIN TO HIS WIFE, AND THE TWO SHALL BECOME ONE FLESH'?
Young's Literal Translation
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?