Matthew 19:5
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“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?”
πατήρ
When Jesus teaches His disciples to pray, He begins with the most radical word imaginable — Father. In the ancient world, approaching God as Father was almost unthinkable. Jesus opens the door and says: this is how you come. Not as a subject before a king. As a child before a Father who already knows what you need.
σάρξ
flesh
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σάρξ
Flesh, body, human nature. Sarx. The Word became flesh. God took on human nature completely. He knows from the inside what it means to be human. He is not a distant deity.
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καταλείπω
will leave
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καταλείπω
To leave behind, to forsake. I will never leave you or forsake you. God speaks this promise to every believer in every generation.
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κολλάω
will be joined with
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κολλάω
to glue, i.e. (passively or reflexively) to stick (figuratively)
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μήτηρ
mother
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μήτηρ
a "mother" (literally or figuratively, immediate or remote)
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ἔπω
said;
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ἔπω
to speak or say (by word or writing)
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εἰμί
will become
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εἰμί
I exist (used only when emphatic)
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γυνή
wife
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γυνή
a woman; specially, a wife
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ἕνεκα
On account of
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ἕνεκα
on account of
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