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Matthew 19:6

Matthew 19:6
Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Wherefore they are no more twain,.... They were two before marriage, but now no more so; not but that they remain two distinct persons,

but one flesh; or, as the Syriac, Arabic, Persic, and Ethiopic…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Matthew 19:4-6

And he answered and said ... - Instead of referring to the opinions of either party, Jesus called their attention to the original design of marriage, to the authority of Moses an authority…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Matthew 19:3-12

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