Matthew 19:6
so that they are no longer two, but one flesh. And therefore what God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
1770 John Worsley NT
In The King James Version
In Context
5and be joined to his wife, and they two shall be one flesh:
7They say unto Him, Why then did Moses order a bill of divorce to be given, and so to put her away?
Cross References
Mark 10:9Therefore let not man separate what God hath joined together.
1 Corinthians 7:10But those that are married, not I command, but the Lord, that the wife be not separated from her husband;
Hebrews 13:4Marriage is honorable in all, and the bed is not defiled: 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 →