‏ Matthew 19:5-6

said Gen 2:21-24; Ps 45:10; Mark 10:5-9; Eph 5:31

cleave Προσκολληθησεται G4347, "shall be cemented to his wife," as the Hebrew davak implies; a beautiful metaphor, forcibly intimating that nothing but death can separate them. Gen 34:3; Deut 4:4, Deut 10:20, Deut 11:22; 1Sam 18:1; 2Sam 1:26; 1Kgs 11:2; Ps 63:8; Rom 12:9

and they 1Cor 6:16, 1Cor 7:2, 1Cor 7:4

God Prov 2:17; Mal 2:14; Mark 10:9; Rom 7:2; 1Cor 7:10-14; Eph 5:28; Heb 13:4

hath Συνεζευξεν G2201, "hath yoked together," as oxen in the plough, where each must pull equally in order to bring it on. Among the ancients, they put a yoke upon the necks of a new married couple, or chains on their arms, to shew that they were to be one, closely united, and pulling equally together in all the concerns of life.

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