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# General Information:
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In verse 5, Jesus quotes from Genesis to show that a husband and wife should not divorce.
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# He who made them also said, 'For this reason ... flesh.'
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This is part of what Jesus expected the Pharisees to have understood from the scripture. The direct quotation can be expressed as an indirect quotation. Alternate translation: "And surely you know that God also said that for this reason ... flesh" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-quotations]])
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# For this reason
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This is a part of the quotation from Genesis story about Adam and Eve. In that context the reason a man will leave his father and mother is because God created a woman to be the man's companion.
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# join to his wife
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"stay close to his wife" or "live with his wife"
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# the two will become one flesh
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This is a metaphor that emphasizes the unity of a husband and a wife. Alternate translation: "they will become like one person" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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