Ephesians 5:31 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined to his wife, and they two shall be one flesh. I. The counsel that God had about Adam's marriage with Eve. 1. The Lord made Adam before He thought of a wife for him. 2. Among all the created things God could not find a help meet for Adam. 3. God, in blessing Adam, blessed her afterwards to be made. II. The creation of the woman out of the man. III. The marriage itself. 1. God brought the woman to Adam. 2. When brought, he consented and owned her. IV. The consequence of Adam's marriage. 1. A union. 2. A rule for all time — that the wife cleave to her husband. (T. Goodwin, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh. |
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