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24 This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife in such a way that the two become one person.[a] 25 Now although the man and his wife were both naked, neither of them was embarrassed or ashamed.

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  1. Genesis 2:24 become one person, literally, “become one flesh.”

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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