Matthew 19:5

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’?
Matthew 19:5
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Greek)

καὶ εἶπεν· ἕνεκα τούτου καταλείψει ἄνθρωπος τὸν πατέρα καὶ τὴν μητέρα καὶ κολληθήσεται τῇ γυναικὶ αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἔσονται οἱ δύο εἰς σάρκα μίαν

  1. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  2. εἶπεν·eipen“said;”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G2036
  3. ἕνεκαheneka“On account of”
    Preposition · from ἕνεκα, εἵνεκεν · “because of” · Strong's G1752
  4. τούτουtoutou“this”
    Demonstrative pronoun, genitive, singular, neuter · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
  5. καταλείψειkataleipsei“will leave”
    Verb, future, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from καταλείπω · “to leave behind” · Strong's G2641
  6. ἄνθρωποςanthrōpos“a man”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “a human” · Strong's G0444
  7. τὸνton“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  8. πατέραpatera“father”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from πατήρ · “father” · Strong's G3962
  9. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  10. τὴνtēn“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  11. μητέραmētera“mother”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from μήτηρ · “mother” · Strong's G3384
  12. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  13. κολληθήσεταιkollēthēsetai“will be joined with”
    Verb, future, passive, indicative, 3rd person singular · from κολλάω · “to join” · Strong's G2853
  14. τῇtēa“the”
    Article, dative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  15. γυναικὶgunaiki“wife”
    Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from γυνή · “woman” · Strong's G1135H
  16. αὐτοῦ,autou“of him,”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  17. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  18. ἔσονταιesontai“will become”
    Verb, future, middle (deponent), indicative, 3rd person plural · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  19. οἱhoi“the”
    Article, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  20. δύοduo“two”
    Adjective, number · “two” · Strong's G1417
  21. εἰςeis“into”
    Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
  22. σάρκαsarka“flesh”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from σάρξ · “flesh” · Strong's G4561
  23. μίανmian“one’”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, feminine · from εἷς · “one” · Strong's G1520
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)