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Matthew 19:5

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?
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and said, 'Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they 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'?

Catholic Public Domain Version

"For this reason, a man shall separate from father and mother, and he shall cling to his wife, and these two shall become one flesh