Matthew 19:5 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ 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? ”

Matthew 19:5 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And he answered and said ... - Instead of referring to the opinions of either party, Jesus called their attention to the original design of marriage, to the authority of Moses an authority acknow...
Matthew 19:5 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall (c) cleave to his wife: and they (d) twain shall be one flesh? (c) The Greek word conveys "to be glued unto", by which it sign...
Matthew 19:5 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Question of Divorce ( Mark 10:1-12 *). In Matthew 19:2 healed replaces Mk.'s taught. Mt. makes Jesus give His own opinion, based on Gen., at once, and it is the Pharisees who bring the Deute...
Matthew 19:5 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

and they twain. This is added by the Lord to Genesis 2:24 . See App-107 and App-117. they twain . the two. flesh. Figure of speech Synecdoche (of the Part), put for the whole person. App-6....
Matthew 19:5 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

5. Therefore shall a man leave his father and mother. It is uncertain whether Moses represents Adam or God as speaking these words; but it is of little consequence to the present passage whi...
Matthew 19:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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? For this cause - Being created for this very purpose; that they might gl...
Matthew 19:5 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

And he answered, &c.— The accounts which St. Matthew and St. Mark have given of this matter, though they seem to clash upon the first view, are in reality perfectly consistent. The two historia...
Matthew 19:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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? And said, For this cause (to follow out this divine appointment)...
Matthew 19:5 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Question of Divorce. The Rich Young Man 1, 2. End of the Galilean ministry. The Peræn ministry begins ( Mark 10:1 ; Luke 9:51 cp. Luke 17:11 ). The time was now late summer of 28 a.d. The P...
Matthew 19:5 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

And said, For this cause. — In Genesis 2:24 the words appear as spoken by Adam; but words so uttered, prompted by the Holy Spirit, and stamped with the divine sanction, might well be looked on as...
Matthew 19:5 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 15 Last Days in Peraea - Matthew 19:1-30 - Matthew 20:1-16 THERE were two main roads from Galilee to Jerusalem. One passed through Samaria, on the west of the Jordan, the other throug...
Matthew 19:5 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Jesus' View of Marriage Matthew 19:1-12 Divorce was common among the Jews of that decadent age, being justified by Deuteronomy 24:1 . Concerning this it should be remembered that this legislat...
Matthew 19:5 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The Pharisees approached Him with a question concerning divorce. The force of His reply is in the words "from the beginning." He had no opinions apart from the will and intention of God. As God wille...
Matthew 19:5 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

"And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these sayings, he departed from Galilee, and came into the coasts of Judaea beyond Jordan; (2) And great multitudes followed him; and he healed them...
Matthew 19:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And said ,.... Genesis 2:24 where they seem to be the words of Adam, though here they are ascribed to God, who made Adam and Eve; and as if they were spoken by him, when he brought them together;...
Matthew 19:5 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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? Ver. 5. And said, For this cause, &c. ] Dixit, duxit, benedixit...
Matthew 19:5 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

He answered, Have ye not read , &c. It is thought by some that the chief design of the Pharisees in putting the fore-mentioned question to our Lord, was to make him contradict Moses. If so, they...
Matthew 19:5 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

The setting now is changed from Galilee to Judea, with great crowds following Him, finding healing from their illnesses. But since the Lord Jesus has been announcing a kingdom of a different characte...
Matthew 19:5 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Law of Divorce. 3 The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his w...
Matthew 19:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

See Poole on " Matthew 19:6 " .
Matthew 19:5 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Testing Of Jesus Begins. The Pharisees Challenge Jesus About Divorce (19:3-6). Jesus is now approaching Jerusalem through Judaea, and whatever route we see Him as taking Matthew's emphasis is...
Matthew 19:5 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES Matthew 19:1 . He departed from Galilee .—This marks a very solemn period in our Lord’s public ministry. It was His farewell to Galilee ( Brown ). Came into the coasts of Judæa b...
Matthew 19:5 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 19:3 . The pharisees also came tempting him. These men professed perfection of morality, and of worship; and their object was to tempt our Lord to sin, by giving his sanction to a law of c...
Matthew 19:5 - The Biblical Illustrator

Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause. The marriage tie I. Its prescribed limitation. Enforced by (1) numerical proportion of the sexes; (2) evils of polygamy; (3)...
Matthew 19:5 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Matthew 19:1-40 The beginning of the last journey to Jerusalem . The question concerning divorce . ( Mark 10:1-41 .) Matthew 19:1 When Jesus had finished these saying...
Matthew 19:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The answer of Jesus:
Matthew 19:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 6:16 ; 1 Corinthians 7:2 ; 1 Corinthians 7:4 ; 1 Kings 11:2 ; 1 Samuel 18:1 ; 2 Samuel 1:26 ; Deuteronomy 10:20 ; Deuteronomy 11:22 ; Deuteronomy 4:4 ; Ephesians 5:31 ; Genes...
Matthew 19:5 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

And said — By the mouth of Adam, who uttered the words. Genesis 2:24 .

Matthew 19:5 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Matthew 19:5 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Matthew 19:5 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 19:5 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Matthew 19:5 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 19:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Matthew 19:5 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Matthew 19:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Matthew 19:5 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 19:5 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Matthew 19:5 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Matthew 19:5 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Matthew 19:5 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Matthew 19:5 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Matthew 19:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Matthew 19:5 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Matthew 19:5 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 19:5 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 19:5 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew 19:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Matthew 19:5 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 19:5 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Matthew 19:5 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 19:5 - The Biblical Illustrator

Matthew 19:5 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Matthew 19:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Matthew 19:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Matthew 19:5 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes