Matthew 19:6

New Century Version

So there are not two, but one. God has joined the two together, so no one should separate them.”

Cross References

Proverbs 2:17

She leaves the husband she married when she was young. She ignores the promise she made before God.

Malachi 2:14

You ask, “Why?” It is because the Lord sees how you treated the wife you married when you were young. You broke your promise to her, even though she was your partner and you had an agreement with her.

Malachi 2:16

The Lord God of Israel says, “I hate divorce. And I hate people who do cruel things as easily as they put on clothes,” says the Lord All-Powerful. So be careful. And do not break your trust.

Matthew 19:5

And God said, ‘So a man will leave his father and mother and be united with his wife, and the two will become one body.’

Matthew 19:7

The Pharisees asked, “Why then did Moses give a command for a man to divorce his wife by giving her divorce papers?”

Mark 10:9

God has joined the two together, so no one should separate them.”

Romans 7:2

For example, a woman must stay married to her husband as long as he is alive. But if her husband dies, she is free from the law of marriage.

Ephesians 5:28

In the same way, husbands should love their wives as they love their own bodies. The man who loves his wife loves himself.

Hebrews 13:4

Marriage should be honored by everyone, and husband and wife should keep their marriage pure. God will judge as guilty those who take part in sexual sins.