Matthew 19:6
So that they are no longer two, but one flesh; what therefore God joined together, let no man separate.”
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
In Context
7They say to Him, “Why then did Moses command to give a roll of divorce, and to put her away?”
Cross References
Proverbs 2:17Who is forsaking the guide of her youth, || And has forgotten the covenant of her God.
Mark 10:9what God therefore joined together, do not let man separate.”
1 Corinthians 7:10and to the married I announce—not I, but the LORD—do not let a wife separate from a husband:
Hebrews 13:4The marriage [is to be] honored by all, and the bed undefiled, for God will judge whoremongers and adulterers.
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 →