Matthew 19:5 meaning and explanation
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’?
Matthew 19:5, Berean Standard Bible
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Jesus is answering Pharisees who tested Him on divorce, and He quotes Genesis 2:24 to show God's intention from the beginning. The words describe a new bond: a man leaves his parents and cleaves to his wife, and the two become one flesh.
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