Matthew 19:5
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5 and said, ‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh’?(A)
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Genesis 2:21-24
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21 So the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and he slept; then he took one of his ribs and closed up its place with flesh.(A) 22 And the rib that the Lord God had taken from the man he made into a woman and brought her to the man. 23 Then the man said,
“This at last is bone of my bones
and flesh of my flesh;
this one shall be called Woman,
for out of Man this one was taken.”(B)
24 Therefore a man leaves his father and his mother and clings to his wife, and they become one flesh.(C)
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1 Corinthians 7:4
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4 For 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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1 Corinthians 7:2
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2 But because of cases of sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife and each woman her own husband.
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Ephesians 5:31
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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.”(A)
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Mark 10:5-9
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5 But Jesus said to them, “Because of your hardness of heart he wrote this commandment for you. 6 But from the beginning of creation, ‘God made them male and female.’(A) 7 ‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife,[a](B) 8 and the two shall become one flesh.’ So they are no longer two but one flesh.(C) 9 Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.”
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1 Corinthians 6:16
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16 Do you not know that whoever is united to a prostitute becomes one body with her? For it is said, “The two shall be one flesh.”(A)
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Psalm 45:10
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10 Hear, O daughter, consider and incline your ear;
forget your people and your father’s house,(A)
Romans 12:9
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Marks of the True Christian
9 Let love be genuine; hate what is evil; hold fast to what is good;
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Psalm 63:8
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8 My soul clings to you;
your right hand upholds me.(A)
1 Samuel 18:1
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Jonathan’s Covenant with David
18 When David[a] had finished speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan was bound to the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.(A)
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Deuteronomy 11:22
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22 “If you will diligently observe this entire commandment that I am commanding you, loving the Lord your God, walking in all his ways, and holding fast to him,(A)
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Deuteronomy 10:20
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20 You shall fear the Lord your God; him you shall serve; to him you shall hold fast; and by his name you shall swear.(A)
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Deuteronomy 4:4
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4 while those of you who held fast to the Lord your God are all alive today.
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Genesis 34:3
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3 And his soul was drawn to Dinah daughter of Jacob; he loved the young woman and spoke tenderly to her.
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1 Kings 11:2
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2 from the nations concerning which the Lord had said to the Israelites, “You shall not enter into marriage with them, neither shall they with you, for they will surely incline your heart to follow their gods.” Solomon clung to these in love.(A)
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2 Samuel 1:26
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26 I am distressed for you, my brother Jonathan;
greatly beloved were you to me;
your love to me was wonderful,
passing the love of women.(A)
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