Matthew 19:6

Easy To Read Version

So the two people are not two, but one. God joined those two people together. So no person should separate them.”

Cross References

Proverbs 2:17

She married when she was young—but she left her husband. She forgot the marriage vows she made before God.

Malachi 2:14

You ask, “Why are our gifts not accepted by the Lord?” Why? Because the Lord saw the bad things you did—he is a witness {\cf2\super [14]} against you. He saw you cheat on your wife. You have been married to that woman since you were young. She was your girlfriend. Then you made your vows {\cf2\super [15]} to each other—and she became your wife. \{But you cheated on her\}.

Malachi 2:16

The Lord God of Israel says, “I hate divorce. And I hate the cruel things that men do. So protect your spiritual unity. Don’t cheat on your wife.”

Matthew 19:5

And God said, ‘So a man will leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife. And the two people will become one.’ {\cf2\super [260]}

Matthew 19:7

The Pharisees {\cf2\super [261]} asked, “So why did Moses give a command allowing a man to divorce his wife by writing a certificate of divorce {\cf2\super [262]} ?”

Mark 10:9

God has joined those two people together. So no person should separate them.”

Romans 7:2

\{I will give you an example:\}A woman must stay married to her husband as long as he is alive. But if her husband dies, then she is made free from the law of marriage.

Ephesians 5:28

And husbands should love their wives like that. They should love their wives like they love their own bodies. The man who loves his wife loves himself.

Hebrews 13:4

Marriage should be honored by all people. And every marriage should be kept pure between only two people. God will judge guilty those people who do sexual sins and adultery. {\cf2\super [172]}