Shall cleave (κολληθησετα). First future passive, "shall be glued to," the verb means.

The twain shall become one f…

And he answered and said, etc. Instead of referring to the opinions of either party, Jesus called their attention to the original design o…

And said, For this cause — In Genesis 2:24 the words appear as spoken by Adam; but words so uttered, prompted by the Holy Spirit a…

In His reply, Jesus challenges their knowledge of the law, “Have you not read?” It was a forceful way of appealing to their own boasted kn…

St. John Chrysostom: The Lord had previously left Judea because of their jealousy, but now He kept more to it, because His pas…

Jesus aligns himself with the prophet Malachi, who quotes the Lord as saying, “I hate divorce” (Malachi 2:16), and also refers to the c…

Therefore shall a man leave his father and mother. It is uncertain whether Moses represents Adam or God as speaking these words; but it is…

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(Genesis 2:24) where they seem to be the words of Adam, though here they are ascribed to God, w…

The Pharisees were eager to draw something from Jesus that they could portray as contrary to the law of Moses. Cases about marriage have been numer…

In this pa age, it was shown how one comes to eternal life by the common way. Here, He teaches how one comes by the way of perfection. This way of …