For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife;

For this cause a man shall leave his father and mother and shall be united to his wife,

on this account shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave unto his wife,

For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother, and shall cling to his wife,

For this cause will a man go away from his father and mother, and be joined to his wife;

Because of this, a man shall leave behind his father and mother, and he shall cling to his wife.

'For this reason a man will leave his father and mother,

For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother,.... The Persic version adds, "and brethren and sisters", though without any foundation in the original text, in Genesis 2:24, from whence this passage is cited; or in any copy of the evangelist:
and cleave to his wife; See Gill on Matthew 19:5.

Genesis 2:24.