Matthew 19:6

New International Reader's Version

They are no longer two, but one. So no one should separate what God has joined together.”

Cross References

Proverbs 2:17

She has left the man she married when she was young. She has broken the promise she made in front of God.

Malachi 2:14

You ask, “Why?” It’s because the Lord is holding you responsible. He watches how you treat the wife you married when you were young. You have been unfaithful to her. You did it even though she’s your partner. You promised to stay married to her. And the Lord was a witness to it.

Malachi 2:16

“Suppose a man hates and divorces his wife,” says the Lord God of Israel. “Then he is harming the one he should protect,” says the Lord who rules over all. So be careful. And don’t be unfaithful.

Matthew 19:5

He said, ‘That’s why a man will leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife. The two will become one.’ (Genesis 2:24)

Matthew 19:7

They asked, “Then why did Moses command that a man can give his wife a letter of divorce and send her away?”

Mark 10:9

So no one should separate what God has joined together.”

Romans 7:2

For example, by law a married woman remains married as long as her husband lives. But suppose her husband dies. Then the law that joins her to him no longer applies.

Ephesians 5:28

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

Hebrews 13:4

All of you should honor marriage. You should keep the marriage bed pure. God will judge the person who commits adultery. He will judge everyone who commits sexual sins.