What Does Ephesians 5:31 Mean?

“For”

opposite, i.e., instead or because of (rarely in addition to)

“this cause”

of (from or concerning) this (person or thing)

“leave”

to leave down, i.e., behind; by implication, to abandon, have remaining

“a man”

man-faced, i.e., a human being

the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)

“father”

a "father" (literally or figuratively, near or more remote)

the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons

“and”

and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words

the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)

“mother”

a "mother" (literally or figuratively, immediate or remote)

“and”

and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words

“shall be joined”

to glue to, i.e., (figuratively) to adhere

“unto”

a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e., toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e., pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of,

the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)

“wife”

a woman; specially, a wife

the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons

“and”

and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words

“shall be”

will be

the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)

“they two”

"two"

“one”

to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases

“flesh”

flesh (as stripped of the skin), i.e., (strictly) the meat of an animal (as food), or (by extension) the body (as opposed to the soul (or spirit), or

one