Matthew 19:6

Bible in Basic English 1965

So that they are no longer two, but one flesh. Then let not that which has been joined by God be parted by man.

Cross References

Proverbs 2:17

Who is false to the husband of her early years, and does not keep the agreement of her God in mind:

Malachi 2:14

But you say, For what reason? Because the Lord has been a witness between you and the wife of your early years, to whom you have been untrue, though she is your friend and the wife to whom you have given your word.

Malachi 2:16

For I am against the putting away of a wife, says the Lord, the God of Israel, and against him who is clothed with violent acts, says the Lord of armies: so give thought to your spirit and do not be false in your acts.

Matthew 19:5

For this cause will a man go away from his father and mother, and be joined to his wife; and the two will become one flesh?

Matthew 19:7

They say to him, Why then did Moses give orders that a husband might give her a statement in writing and be free from her?

Mark 10:9

Let not that which has been joined together by God be parted by man.

Romans 7:2

For the woman who has a husband is placed by the law under the power of her husband as long as he is living; but if her husband is dead, she is free from the law of the husband.

Ephesians 5:28

Even so it is right for husbands to have love for their wives as for their bodies. He who has love for his wife has love for himself:

Hebrews 13:4

Let married life be honoured among all of you and not made unclean; for men untrue in married life will be judged by God.