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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: Can a single man commit adultery? |
Bible Note: Hello JuanMas Let's try to clear up the confusion. :-) First, I need to apologize. I looked up the Greek for fornication and discovered it means any sexual union between a person and someone other the the spouse. Genesis 2:24 (ESV) Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. This verse establishes God's view of marriage. The husband and wife are one flesh--a lasting covenant between two people to be as one. Even in a divorce God views the two as one flesh. So to remarry is to commit adultery against the first spouse. The innocent party that marries the divorced spouse also commits adultery because (again in God's eyes) that spouse is still joined to the first. Does this help? Steve |