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And He said [in Gen 2:24], ‘For this reason[a] a man will leave-behind his father and his mother and will be joined[b] to his wife. And the two will be one flesh’.

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  1. Matthew 19:5 That is, because God made them to be a complementary pair. This is God’s intent.
  2. Matthew 19:5 Or, join-himself.

and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’[a]?(A)

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  1. Matthew 19:5 Gen. 2:24

So then, they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God paired-together[a], let a person[b] not separate”.

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  1. Matthew 19:6 Or, yoked together, joined as a pair.
  2. Matthew 19:6 Or, man (generically speaking), a human. The broader sense is clear in Mk 10:9-12. Do not divorce your wives.

So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.”

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And the two will be one flesh’ [Gen 2:24]. So then, they are no longer two, but one flesh.

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and the two will become one flesh.’[a](A) So they are no longer two, but one flesh.

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  1. Mark 10:8 Gen. 2:24