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Where is “What God has joined together, let no man separate” in the Bible?
“What God has joined together, let no man separate” is Matthew 19:6. Jesus says it to Pharisees who asked him about divorce.
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In the Bible
It is Matthew 19:6.
Yes, it is in the Bible.
Jesus says it to Pharisees who asked him about divorce.
The verse
… and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and cling to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’? So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.”
Matthew 19:5-6 · open the chapter →
What it means there
Jesus answers by going back to Genesis: a man and his wife become one flesh (Genesis 2:24). Since God joins them, people should not pull them apart. The line is part of many wedding services.
Also in the Bible
So then, what God has yoked together, no human being is to separate.”
Mark 10:9 · open the chapter →
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Where is “What God has joined together, let no man separate” in the Bible?
“What God has joined together, let no man separate” is Matthew 19:6. English Bibles word this verse in different ways. The Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible, is quoted here. Jesus says it to Pharisees who asked him about divorce.
Is “What God has joined together, let no man separate” in the Bible?
Yes. It is Matthew 19:6, and also Mark 10:9. In the Lumin Translation, Matthew 19:5-6 reads: “and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and cling to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’? So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.””
Who said “What God has joined together, let no man separate”?
Jesus says it to Pharisees who asked him about divorce.
What does “What God has joined together, let no man separate” mean in the Bible?
Jesus answers by going back to Genesis: a man and his wife become one flesh (Genesis 2:24). Since God joins them, people should not pull them apart. The line is part of many wedding services.
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