Matthew 19:5
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5 And he said, “‘This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.’[a]
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Genesis 2:21-24
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21 So the Lord God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep. While the man slept, the Lord God took out one of the man’s ribs[a] and closed up the opening. 22 Then the Lord God made a woman from the rib, and he brought her to the man.
23 “At last!” the man exclaimed.
“This one is bone from my bone,
and flesh from my flesh!
She will be called ‘woman,’
because she was taken from ‘man.’”
24 This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.
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- 2:21 Or took a part of the man’s side.
1 Corinthians 7:4
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4 The wife gives authority over her body to her husband, and the husband gives authority over his body to his wife.
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1 Corinthians 7:2
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2 But because there is so much sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman should have her own husband.
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Ephesians 5:31
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31 As the Scriptures say, “A man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.”[a]
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Mark 10:5-9
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5 But Jesus responded, “He wrote this commandment only as a concession to your hard hearts. 6 But ‘God made them male and female’[a] from the beginning of creation. 7 ‘This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife,[b] 8 and the two are united into one.’[c] Since they are no longer two but one, 9 let no one split apart what God has joined together.”
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1 Corinthians 6:16
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16 And don’t you realize that if a man joins himself to a prostitute, he becomes one body with her? For the Scriptures say, “The two are united into one.”[a]
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Psalm 45:10
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10 Listen to me, O royal daughter; take to heart what I say.
Forget your people and your family far away.
Romans 12:9
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9 Don’t just pretend to love others. Really love them. Hate what is wrong. Hold tightly to what is good.
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Psalm 63:8
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8 I cling to you;
your strong right hand holds me securely.
1 Samuel 18:1
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Saul Becomes Jealous of David
18 After David had finished talking with Saul, he met Jonathan, the king’s son. There was an immediate bond between them, for Jonathan loved David.
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Deuteronomy 11:22
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22 “Be careful to obey all these commands I am giving you. Show love to the Lord your God by walking in his ways and holding tightly to him.
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Deuteronomy 10:20
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20 You must fear the Lord your God and worship him and cling to him. Your oaths must be in his name alone.
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Deuteronomy 4:4
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4 But all of you who were faithful to the Lord your God are still alive today—every one of you.
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Genesis 34:3
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3 But then he fell in love with her, and he tried to win her affection with tender words.
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1 Kings 11:2
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2 The Lord had clearly instructed the people of Israel, “You must not marry them, because they will turn your hearts to their gods.” Yet Solomon insisted on loving them anyway.
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2 Samuel 1:26
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26 How I weep for you, my brother Jonathan!
Oh, how much I loved you!
And your love for me was deep,
deeper than the love of women!
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