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NASB | Genesis 2:24 For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother, and be joined to his wife; and they shall become one flesh. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 2:24 For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother, and shall be joined to his wife; and they shall become one flesh. [Matt 19:5; 1 Cor 6:16; Eph 5:31-33] |
Subject: What is or is not a Biblical marriage? |
Bible Note: Dear Brother WOS, It is interesting that none of the confessions mention the idea of consummation. That notion must have its roots in Rome. The latter must have picked it up from the Babylonian Talmud which states that a woman is not considered married "until the actual consummation of the nuptials." I suspect the Reformers were silent on the subject because the Scripture is silent on the subject. In Him, Doc |