Matthew 19:5
And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they two shall be one flesh?
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Genesis 34:3And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and spoke kindly unto the damsel.
Deuteronomy 10:20You shall fear the LORD your God; him shall you serve, and to him shall you cleave, and swear by his name.
1 Samuel 18:1And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.
2 Samuel 1:26I am distressed for you, my brother Jonathan: very pleasant have you been unto me: your love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women.
Psalms 45:10Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline yours ear; forget also yours own people, and your father's house;
Mark 10:5And Jesus answered and said unto them, For the hardness of your heart he wrote you this precept.
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 →