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Berean Standard Bible

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

Matthew 19:6

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The Pharisees test Jesus with a question about divorce, hoping to draw him into a debate about the law of Moses. Jesus answers by going back to creation, quoting from Genesis about male and female and the two becoming one.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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

World English Bible (WEB)

So that they are no more two, but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, don’t let man tear apart.”

King James Version (KJV)

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

American Standard Version (ASV)

So that they are no more two, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

So that they are no longer two, but one flesh. Then let not that which has been joined by God be parted by man.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

So that they are no more two, but one flesh; what therefore God did join together, let no man put asunder.'

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Así que, no son ya más dos, sino una carne: por tanto, lo que Dios juntó, no lo aparte el hombre.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Los dos serán uno, no dos. Y ningún hombre debe separar lo que Dios juntó.

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