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24 Because of this, when a man marries, he leaves his father and his mother. Instead, God joins the man and his wife together. The two people become as one body.[a]

25 The man and his wife were not wearing any clothes. But they did not feel ashamed.

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  1. 2:24 This verse tells us about how a man and his wife should live after their marriage. They become a new family that is separate from their parents' families.

24 That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united(A) to his wife, and they become one flesh.(B)

25 Adam and his wife were both naked,(C) and they felt no shame.

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