Misinterpretations often treat this as an absolute prohibition against all divorce without exceptions, overlooking Jesus' prior allowance for it in cases of sexual immorality, or apply it rigidly to demand couples remain in abusive or dangerously irreconcilable unions despite biblical principles of justice and protection. Others misuse it to invalidate civil remarriages or to enforce cultural traditions over God's intent for relational restoration and grace.
Matthew 19:6
King James Version (1769)
6 Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
This passage conveys the core truth that marriage, as instituted by God, unites husband and wife into one flesh, creating a divine bond that human beings must not sever. It affirms the permanence and sacredness of this covenant, rooted in God's purposeful joining, encouraging fidelity, unity, and lifelong commitment as a reflection of God's unchanging nature.