Sacrament of Marriage

7 passages

1. Matthew 19:6

   So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.”

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2. Genesis 2:18

   The LORD God also said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make for him a suitable helper.”

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3. Genesis 2:24

   For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.

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4. Hebrews 13:4

   Marriage should be honored by all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.

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5. Ephesians 5:32

   This mystery is profound, but I am speaking about Christ and the church.

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6. 1 Corinthians 11:3

   But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God.

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7. 1 Corinthians 7:2

   But because there is so much sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband.

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