Matthew 19:5

Geneva Bible (1560)

And sayd, For this cause, shal a man leaue father and mother, and cleaue vnto his wife, and they which were two shalbe one flesh.

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  • 1 Cor 6:16 : 16 Doe ye not knowe, that he which coupleth himselfe with an harlot, is one body? for two, sayeth he, shalbe one flesh.
  • Eph 5:31 : 31 For this cause shal a man leaue father and mother, and shall cleaue to his wife, and they twaine shalbe one flesh.
  • Gen 2:21-24 : 21 Therefore the Lord God caused an heauie sleepe to fall vpon the man, and he slept: and he tooke one of his ribbes, & closed vp the flesh in steade thereof. 22 And the ribbe which the Lorde God had taken from the man, made he a woman, and brought her to the man. 23 Then the man said, This now is bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh. She shalbe called woman, because she was taken out of man. 24 Therefore shall man leaue his father and his mother, and shall cleaue to his wife, and they shall be one flesh.
  • 1 Kgs 11:2 : 2 Of the nations, whereof the Lord had sayd vnto the children of Israel, Goe not ye in to them, nor let them come in to you: for surely they will turne your hearts after their gods, to them, I say, did Salomon ioyne in loue.
  • Ps 45:10 : 10 Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine eare: forget also thine owne people and thy fathers house.
  • Ps 63:8 : 8 My soule cleaueth vnto thee: for thy right hand vpholdeth me.
  • Mark 10:5-9 : 5 Then Iesus answered, & sayd vnto them, For the hardnes of your heart he wrote this precept vnto you. 6 But at the beginning of the creation God made them male and female: 7 For this cause shall man leaue his father and mother, and cleaue vnto his wife. 8 And they twaine shalbe one flesh: so that they are no more twaine, but one flesh. 9 Therefore, what God hath coupled together, let not man separate.
  • Rom 12:9 : 9 Let loue be without dissimulation. Abhorre that which is euill, and cleaue vnto that which is good.
  • Gen 34:3 : 3 So his heart claue vnto Dinah the daughter of Iaakob: and he loued the maide, & spake kindely vnto the maide.
  • Deut 4:4 : 4 But ye that did cleaue vnto the Lord your God, are aliue euery one of you this day.
  • Deut 10:20 : 20 Thou shalt feare the Lord thy God: thou shalt serue him, and thou shalt cleaue vnto him, and shalt sweare by his Name.
  • Deut 11:22 : 22 For if ye keepe diligently all these commandements, which I command you to doe: that is, to loue the Lord your God, to walke in all his waies, and to cleaue vnto him,
  • 1 Sam 18:1 : 1 And when he had made an ende of speaking vnto Saul, the soule of Ionathan was knit with the soule of Dauid, & Ionathan loued him, as his owne soule.
  • 2 Sam 1:26 : 26 Wo is me for thee, my brother Ionathan: very kinde hast thou bene vnto me: thy loue to me was wonderfull, passing the loue of women:
  • 1 Cor 7:2 : 2 Neuertheles, to auoide fornication, let euery man haue his wife, and let euery woman haue her owne husband.
  • 1 Cor 7:4 : 4 The wife hath not the power of her owne bodie, but ye husband: & likewise also the husband hath not ye power of his own body, but the wife.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Eph 5:28-33
    6 verses
    94%

    28So ought men to loue their wiues, as their owne bodies: he that loueth his wife, loueth him selfe.

    29For no man euer yet hated his owne flesh, but nourisheth and cherisheth it, euen as the Lord doeth the Church.

    30For we are members of his bodie, of his flesh, and of his bones.

    31For this cause shal a man leaue father and mother, and shall cleaue to his wife, and they twaine shalbe one flesh.

    32This is a great secrete, but I speake concerning Christ, and concerning the Church.

    33Therefore euery one of you, doe ye so: let euery one loue his wife, euen as himselfe, and let the wife see that shee feare her husband.

  • Gen 2:22-25
    4 verses
    93%

    22And the ribbe which the Lorde God had taken from the man, made he a woman, and brought her to the man.

    23Then the man said, This now is bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh. She shalbe called woman, because she was taken out of man.

    24Therefore shall man leaue his father and his mother, and shall cleaue to his wife, and they shall be one flesh.

    25And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.

  • Mark 10:5-12
    8 verses
    91%

    5Then Iesus answered, & sayd vnto them, For the hardnes of your heart he wrote this precept vnto you.

    6But at the beginning of the creation God made them male and female:

    7For this cause shall man leaue his father and mother, and cleaue vnto his wife.

    8And they twaine shalbe one flesh: so that they are no more twaine, but one flesh.

    9Therefore, what God hath coupled together, let not man separate.

    10And in the house his disciples asked him againe of that matter.

    11And he sayd vnto them, Whosoeuer shal put away his wife and marrie another, committeth adulterie against her.

    12And if a woman put away her husband, & be married to another, she committeth adulterie.

  • Matt 19:6-10
    5 verses
    91%

    6Wherefore they are no more twaine, but one flesh. Let not man therefore put asunder that, which God hath coupled together.

    7They said to him, Why did then Moses commaund to giue a bill of diuorcement, and to put her away?

    8He sayd vnto them, Moses, because of the hardnes of your heart, suffered you to put away your wiues: but from the beginning it was not so.

    9I say therefore vnto you, that whosoeuer shall put away his wife, except it be for whoredome, and marry another, committeth adulterie: and whosoeuer marieth her which is diuorced, doeth commit adulterie.

    10Then sayd his disciples to him, If the matter be so betweene man and wife, it is not good to marry.

  • Matt 19:3-4
    2 verses
    84%

    3Then came vnto him the Pharises tempting him, & saying to him, Is it lawfull for a man to put away his wife vpon euery occasion?

    4And he answered & sayd vnto them, Haue ye not read, that hee which made them at the beginning, made them male and female,

  • 1 Cor 6:16-17
    2 verses
    77%

    16Doe ye not knowe, that he which coupleth himselfe with an harlot, is one body? for two, sayeth he, shalbe one flesh.

    17But hee that is ioyned vnto the Lorde, is one spirite.

  • Matt 5:31-32
    2 verses
    75%

    31It hath bene sayd also, Whosoeuer shall put away his wife, let him giue her a bill of diuorcement.

    32But I say vnto you, whosoeuer shall put away his wife (except it be for fornication) causeth her to commit adulterie: & whosoeuer shal marrie her that is diuorced, committeth adulterie.

  • Gen 2:18
    73%

    18Also the Lorde God saide, It is not good that the man should be himself alone: I wil make him an helpe meete for him.

  • Mal 2:15
    73%

    15And did not hee make one? yet had hee abundance of spirit: and wherefore one? because he sought a godly seede: therefore keepe your selues in your spirit, & let none trespasse against the wife of his youth.

  • Deut 24:1-2
    2 verses
    73%

    1When a man taketh a wife, and marrieth her, if so be shee finde no fauour in his eyes, because hee hath espyed some filthinesse in her, then let him write her a bill of diuorcement, and put it in her hand, and send her out of his house.

    2And when she is departed out of his house, & gone her way, and marrie with an other man,

  • 1 Cor 7:2
    73%

    2Neuertheles, to auoide fornication, let euery man haue his wife, and let euery woman haue her owne husband.

  • 1 Cor 7:10-11
    2 verses
    72%

    10And vnto ye maried I comand, not I, but ye Lord, Let not ye wife depart from her husband.

    11But and if shee depart, let her remaine vnmaried, or be reconciled vnto her husband, & let not the husband put away his wife.

  • Gen 5:2
    72%

    2Male and female created he them, and blessed them, and called their name Adam in the day that they were created.

  • Luke 16:18
    72%

    18Whosoeuer putteth away his wife, and marieth another, committeth adulterie: and whosoeuer marieth her that is put away from her husband, committeth adulterie.

  • Luke 20:34
    71%

    34Then Iesus answered, and sayd vnto them, The children of this world marry wiues, and are married.

  • Eph 5:25
    71%

    25Husbands, loue your wiues, euen as Christ loued the Church, & gaue himselfe for it,

  • Luke 18:29
    71%

    29And he said vnto them, Verely I say vnto you, there is no man that hath left house, or parents, or brethren, or wife, or children for the kingdome of Gods sake,

  • Prov 5:18
    70%

    18Let thy fountaine be blessed, and reioyce with the wife of thy youth.

  • 1 Cor 7:4-5
    2 verses
    70%

    4The wife hath not the power of her owne bodie, but ye husband: & likewise also the husband hath not ye power of his own body, but the wife.

    5Defraude not one another, except it be with consent for a time, that ye may giue your selues to fasting and praier, and againe come together that Satan tempt you not for your incontinecie.

  • Eph 5:22
    69%

    22Wiues, submit your selues vnto your husbands, as vnto the Lord.

  • Matt 22:25
    69%

    25Nowe there were with vs seuen brethren, and the first maried a wife, and deceased: and hauing none yssue, left his wife vnto his brother.

  • Gen 1:27
    69%

    27Thus God created the man in his image: in the image of God created he him: he created them male and female.

  • Matt 19:29
    69%

    29And whosoeuer shal forsake houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my Names sake, he shall receiue an hundreth folde more, and shall inherite euerlasting life.

  • Matt 5:27
    69%

    27Ye haue heard that it was sayd to them of olde time, Thou shalt not commit adulterie.

  • Matt 19:19
    69%

    19Honour thy father and mother: and thou shalt loue thy neighbour as thy selfe.