Paragraph 26.1

Marriage is to be between one Man and one Woman; neither is it lawful for any Man to have more than one Wife, nor for any Woman to have more than one Husband at the same Time.^a

1. a. Genesis 2:24; Malachi 2:15; Matthew 19:5–6

   Genesis 2:24

   ^2:24 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

   ^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.

   Malachi 2:15

   ^2:15 And did not he make one? Yet had he the residue of the spirit. And wherefore one? That he might seek a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.

   ^2:15 Has not the LORD made them one, having a portion of the Spirit? And why one? Because He seeks godly offspring. So guard yourselves in your spirit and do not break faith with the wife of your youth.

   Matthew 19:5–6

   ^19:5 And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh? ^19:6 Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.

   ^19:5 and said, 'For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh'? ^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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