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12 Bible Verses About Unity in Marriage

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  • Genesis 2:24’s “one flesh” is quoted by Jesus in Matthew 19 and Mark 10 and by Paul in Ephesians 5:31.
  • Matthew 19:9 adds “except for sexual immorality,” which Mark 10:11 lacks; the Westminster Confession allows divorce after adultery, while Catholic canon law says a consummated marriage between baptized Christians cannot be dissolved while both spouses live.
  • 1 Corinthians 7:4 gives each spouse authority over the other’s body in matching words, and 1 Peter 3:7 calls wives “heirs with you of the grace of life.”
  • Ecclesiastes 4:12, Ruth 1:16-17 and 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 are read at weddings but were written about two companions, a widow and her mother-in-law, and a church.
  • Ruth 1:14 (“Ruth clung to her”) uses the same Hebrew verb, dabaq, as Genesis 2:24’s “hold fast.”

In the Bible, a husband and wife become one flesh: God joins them, and no one is to separate them. The phrase comes from Genesis 2:24, and Jesus and Paul both quote it when they speak about marriage (Matthew 19:5, Ephesians 5:31). Malachi 2:14 calls a wife “your companion and your wife by covenant,” and 1 Corinthians 7:3-5 and 1 Peter 3:7 spell out what the union asks of both partners. Three passages often read at weddings, Ecclesiastes 4:12, Ruth…

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Scripture quotations are from the English Standard Version. The alternative reading of Malachi 2:15 is from the New International Version.

Strong’s Hebrew 1692, דָּבַק (dabaq), listing its uses in Genesis 2:24 and Ruth 1:14. biblehub.com/hebrew/1692

The Westminster Confession of Faith, chapter 24, “Of Marriage and Divorce,” section 5: “In the case of adultery after marriage, it is lawful for the innocent party to sue out a divorce.” opc.org

Code of Canon Law, canons 1061 and 1141: a marriage that is ratum et consummatum “can be dissolved by no human power and by no cause, except death.” vatican.va

Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood. The Danvers Statement, citing Ephesians 5:21-33. cbmw.org

Christians for Biblical Equality. Men, Women and Biblical Equality, citing Ephesians 5:21 and 1 Peter 3:1-7. cbeinternational.org

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