“But from the beginning of creation, ‘God made them male and female.’ ‘Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.’ So they are no longer two but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate.” (Mark 10:6-9, ESV)
This verse emphasizes the divine intention for marriage, affirming the union of a man and a woman as a lifelong commitment that should not be easily broken.
It highlights the importance of leaving one’s parents and cleaving to one’s spouse, forming a bond so close that the two become one flesh.