Matthew 19:5

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And he said, "For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two will become one flesh."

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  • 1 Cor 6:16 : 16 Or do you not know that he who unites himself with a prostitute is one body with her? For it is said, "The two will become one flesh."
  • Eph 5:31 : 31 For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.
  • Gen 2:21-24 : 21 So the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall on the man, and while he slept, He took one of his ribs and closed up the place with flesh. 22 Then the LORD God formed the rib He had taken from the man into a woman and brought her to the man. 23 The man said, 'This one, at last, is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called "woman," for she was taken out of man.' 24 For this reason, a man shall leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.
  • 1 Kgs 11:2 : 2 These were from nations about which the LORD had told the Israelites, 'You must not intermarry with them, and they must not intermarry with you, for they will surely turn your hearts after their gods.' Nevertheless, Solomon clung to them in love.
  • Ps 45:10 : 10 Daughters of kings are among your noble women; at your right hand stands the queen in gold from Ophir.
  • Ps 63:8 : 8 For you have been my help, and in the shadow of your wings I will sing for joy.
  • Mark 10:5-9 : 5 Jesus said to them, 'He wrote this commandment for you because of the hardness of your hearts.' 6 'But from the beginning of creation, God made them male and female.' 7 'For this reason, a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife,' 8 'and the two will become one flesh. So they are no longer two, but one.' 9 'Therefore, what God has joined together, let no one separate.'
  • Rom 12:9 : 9 Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good.
  • Gen 34:3 : 3 But his heart was deeply attached to Dinah, the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the young woman and spoke tenderly to her.
  • Deut 4:4 : 4 But all of you who held fast to the LORD your God are alive today.
  • Deut 10:20 : 20 Fear the LORD your God and serve Him. Hold fast to Him and take your oaths in His name.
  • Deut 11:22 : 22 For if you carefully keep all these commandments I am giving you to follow—to love the LORD your God, to walk in all His ways, and to hold fast to Him—
  • 1 Sam 18:1 : 1 When David had finished speaking to Saul, Jonathan's soul was deeply connected to David's, and Jonathan loved him as much as he loved his own life.
  • 2 Sam 1:26 : 26 I am distressed for you, my brother Jonathan. You were very dear to me. Your love for me was wonderful, more than the love of women.
  • 1 Cor 7:2 : 2 But because of sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband.
  • 1 Cor 7:4 : 4 The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does. Likewise, the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does.

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  • Eph 5:28-33
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    94%

    28In the same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.

    29For no one ever hated his own body, but he nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church,

    30because we are members of His body.

    31For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.

    32This mystery is great—but I am speaking about Christ and the church.

    33However, each one of you must also love his own wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.

  • Gen 2:22-25
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    22Then the LORD God formed the rib He had taken from the man into a woman and brought her to the man.

    23The man said, 'This one, at last, is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called "woman," for she was taken out of man.'

    24For this reason, a man shall leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.

    25The man and his wife were both naked, and they felt no shame.

  • Mark 10:5-12
    8 verses
    91%

    5Jesus said to them, 'He wrote this commandment for you because of the hardness of your hearts.'

    6'But from the beginning of creation, God made them male and female.'

    7'For this reason, a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife,'

    8'and the two will become one flesh. So they are no longer two, but one.'

    9'Therefore, what God has joined together, let no one separate.'

    10Back at the house, the disciples asked him again about this matter.

    11He told them, 'Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her.'

    12And if a woman divorces her husband and marries another man, she commits adultery.

  • Matt 19:6-10
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    6So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore, what God has joined together, let no one separate.

    7They said to him, "Why then did Moses command that a certificate of divorce be given and the woman sent away?"

    8He said to them, "Moses allowed you to divorce your wives because of the hardness of your hearts, but it was not this way from the beginning."

    9I tell you, whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman, commits adultery. And whoever marries a divorced woman also commits adultery.

    10The disciples said to him, "If this is the situation between a husband and wife, it is better not to marry."

  • Matt 19:3-4
    2 verses
    84%

    3Some Pharisees came to him, testing him and asking, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?"

    4He answered, "Have you not read that the Creator, from the beginning, made them male and female?"

  • 1 Cor 6:16-17
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    16Or do you not know that he who unites himself with a prostitute is one body with her? For it is said, "The two will become one flesh."

    17But whoever is united with the Lord is one with Him in spirit.

  • Matt 5:31-32
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    31It has been said, 'Whoever divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.'

    32But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, causes her to commit adultery. And anyone who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

  • Gen 2:18
    73%

    18Then the LORD God said, 'It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper who is suitable for him.'

  • Mal 2:15
    73%

    15Did not God make them one, with a portion of His spirit in their union? And what was the one seeking? Godly offspring. So guard yourselves in your spirit, and do not be unfaithful to the wife of your youth.

  • Deut 24:1-2
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    1If a man marries a woman but she does not find favor in his eyes because he finds something indecent about her, he may write her a certificate of divorce, give it to her, and send her away from his house.

    2When she leaves his house, she may go and become another man's wife.

  • 1 Cor 7:2
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    2But because of sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband.

  • 1 Cor 7:10-11
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    72%

    10To the married I give this command—not I, but the Lord: A wife must not separate from her husband.

    11But if she does, she must remain unmarried or be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife.

  • Gen 5:2
    72%

    2He created them male and female, and He blessed them and named them 'Mankind' on the day they were created.

  • Luke 16:18
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    18Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and the man who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

  • Luke 20:34
    71%

    34Jesus replied to them, 'The people of this age marry and are given in marriage.

  • Eph 5:25
    71%

    25Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her,

  • Luke 18:29
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    29Jesus said to them, 'Truly I tell you, no one who has left house, parents, brothers, wife, or children for the sake of the kingdom of God,

  • Prov 5:18
    70%

    18May your fountain be blessed, and rejoice in the wife of your youth.

  • 1 Cor 7:4-5
    2 verses
    70%

    4The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does. Likewise, the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does.

    5Do not deprive one another, except by mutual agreement for a time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again so that Satan will not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.

  • Eph 5:22
    69%

    22Wives, submit to your own husbands as to the Lord.

  • Matt 22:25
    69%

    25Now there were seven brothers among us. The first married and died, and since he had no children, he left his wife to his brother.

  • Gen 1:27
    69%

    27So God created mankind in his own image; in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.

  • Matt 19:29
    69%

    29And everyone who has left houses, brothers, sisters, father, mother, wife, children, or fields for the sake of my name will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life.

  • Matt 5:27
    69%

    27You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’

  • Matt 19:19
    69%

    19'Honor your father and your mother,' and 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'"