Old Testament readings use the Septuagint , the Scripture the apostles quoted. Masoretic numbering shown for reference.Learn why
LXX

1 Esdras 4:25

Wherefore a man loveth his wife better than father or mother.

Parallel Translations

LXX2012View canonical →
Therefore a man loves his wife better than father or mother.
Septuagint in American English (2012)
KJVView canonical →
Wherefore a man loveth his wife better than father or mother.
King James Version