Matthew 19:5

Amplified Bible

and said, ‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and shall be joined inseparably to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh’? [Gen 1:27; 2:24; Mark 10:7]

Cross References

Genesis 34:3

But his soul longed for and clung to Dinah daughter of Jacob, and he loved the girl and spoke comfortingly to her young heart’s wishes.

2 Samuel 1:26

“I am distressed for you, my brother Jonathan; You have been a good friend to me. Your love toward me was more wonderful Than the love of women.

1 Kings 11:2

from the very nations of whom the Lord said to the Israelites, “You shall not associate with them, nor shall they associate with you, for the result will be that they will turn away your hearts to follow their gods.” Yet Solomon clung to these in love. [Deut 17:17]

Psalm 45:10

¶Hear, O daughter, consider and incline your ear [to my instruction]: Forget your people and your father’s house;

Psalm 63:8

My soul [my life, my very self] clings to You; Your right hand upholds me.

Malachi 2:15

But not one has done so who has a remnant of the Spirit. And what did that one do while seeking a godly offspring? Take heed then to your spirit, and let no one deal treacherously against the wife of your youth.

Matthew 19:6

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

Romans 12:9

Love is to be sincere and active [the real thing—without guile and hypocrisy]. Hate what is evil [detest all ungodliness, do not tolerate wickedness]; hold on tightly to what is good.

1 Corinthians 6:16

Do you not know that the one who joins himself to a prostitute is one body with her? For He says, “The two shall be one flesh.” [Gen 2:24]

1 Corinthians 7:2

But because of [the temptation to participate in] sexual immorality, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband.

1 Corinthians 7:4

The wife does not have [exclusive] authority over her own body, but the husband shares with her; and likewise the husband does not have [exclusive] authority over his body, but the wife shares with him.

Ephesians 5:31

For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother and shall be joined [and be faithfully devoted] to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh. [Gen 2:24]

Deuteronomy 10:20

You shall fear [and worship] the Lord your God [with awe-filled reverence and profound respect]; you shall serve Him and cling to Him [hold tightly to Him, be united with Him], and you shall swear [oaths] by His name.

Deuteronomy 11:22

For if you are careful to keep all this commandment which I am commanding you to do, to love the Lord your God, to walk [that is, to live each and every day] in all His ways and to hold tightly to Him—

Deuteronomy 4:4

but you who held tightly to the Lord your God are alive today, every one of you.

1 Samuel 18:1

When David had finished speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan was bonded to the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as himself.

1 Samuel 25:43

David had also taken Ahinoam of Jezreel, and they both became his wives.