Ephesians 5:31

31 "For this reason a man is to leave his father and his mother and be united to his wife, and the two shall be as one."

Ephesians 5:31 Meaning and Commentary

Ephesians 5:31

For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother,
&c.] These words contain the law of marriage, and are cited from ( Genesis 2:24 ) ; and declare what ought to be, and are a prophecy of what should be; and are observed against polygamy, and to stir up mutual affection; (See Gill on Matthew 19:5).

Ephesians 5:31 In-Context

29 For never yet has a man hated his own body. On the contrary he feeds and cherishes it, just as Christ feeds and cherishes the Church;

30 because we are, as it were, parts of His Body.

31 "For this reason a man is to leave his father and his mother and be united to his wife, and the two shall be as one."

32 That is a great truth hitherto kept secret: I mean the truth concerning Christ and the Church.

33 Yet I insist that among you also, each man is to love his own wife as much as he loves himself, and let a married woman see to it that she treats her husband with respect.