Matthew 19:5
and said, For this cause will a man leave father and mother, and cleave to his wife, and they will be—the two—for one flesh?
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Genesis 34:3and his soul cleaves to Dinah, daughter of Jacob, and he loves the young person, and speaks to the heart of the young person.
Deuteronomy 10:20You fear your God YHWH, you serve Him, and you cleave to Him, and you swear by His Name.
1 Samuel 18:1And it comes to pass, when he finishes to speak to Saul, that the soul of Jonathan has been bound to the soul of David, and Jonathan loves him as his own soul.
2 Samuel 1:26I am in distress for you, my brother Jonathan, || You were very pleasant to me; Your love was wonderful to me, || Above the love of women!
Psalms 45:10Listen, O daughter, and see, incline your ear, || And forget your people, and your father’s house,
Mark 10:5And Jesus answering said to them, “For the stiffness of your heart he wrote you this command,
Matthew Henry on Matthew 19:4-13
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 wife for every cause? 4 And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female, 5 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? 6 Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put… Read the whole commentary →