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# He who made them also said, 'For this reason ... flesh.'
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Alternate translation: "And surely you know that God also said that for this reason ... flesh."
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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
"stay close to his wife" or "live with his wife"
# the two will become one flesh
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Alternate translation: "they will become like one person"
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