So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.”Matthew 19:6
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
ὥστε οὐκέτι εἰσὶν δύο ἀλλὰ σὰρξ μία. ὃ οὖν ὁ θεὸς συνέζευξεν, ἄνθρωπος μὴ χωριζέτω.
- ὥστεhōste“so that”Conjunction · “so” · Strong's G5620
- οὐκέτιouketi“no longer”Particle, negative + Adverb · from οὐ · “no + ἔτι=still” · Strong's G3756
- εἰσὶνeisin“are they”Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
- δύοduo“two”Adjective, number · “two” · Strong's G1417
- ἀλλὰalla“but”Conjunction · from ἀλλά · “but” · Strong's G0235
- σὰρξsarx“flesh”Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · from σάρξ · “flesh” · Strong's G4561
- μία.mia“one.”Adjective, nominative, singular, feminine · from εἷς · “one” · Strong's G1520
- ὃho“What”Relative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
- οὖνoun“therefore”Conjunction · “therefore/then” · Strong's G3767
- ὁho“<the>”Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- θεὸςtheos“God”Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
- συνέζευξεν,sunezeuxen“united together,”Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from συζεύγνυμι · “to join” · Strong's G4801
- ἄνθρωποςanthrōpos“man”Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “a human” · Strong's G0444
- μὴmē“not”Particle, negative · from μή · “not” · Strong's G3361
- χωριζέτω.chōrizetō“should separate.”Verb, present, active, imperative, 3rd person singular · from χωρίζω · “to separate/leave” · Strong's G5563
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)