Matthew 19:6

So they are no longer two, but one flesh. What therefore God joined together, let not man put asunder.

Noyes Bible

In The King James Version

Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.

In Context

5And He said: “For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and cleave to his wife; and the two shall become one flesh.”

7They say to him, Why then did Moses ordain that a man may give his wife a writing of divorcement, and put her away?

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Cross References

Proverbs 2:17Who forsaketh the friend of her youth, And forgetteth the covenant of her God.

Mark 10:9What therefore God joined together, let not man put asunder.

1 Corinthians 7:10But to those who are married it is my command, yet not mine, but the Lord's: Let not the wife separate herself from her husband,

Hebrews 13:4Let marriage be honored in all respects, and the bed be undefiled; but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.

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 →

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