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24 This is why a man leaves his father and his mother and clings to his wife; and they become one flesh.[a]

From Innocence to Shame

25 Now both of them were naked, the man and his wife, and they were not ashamed.

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  1. Genesis 2:24 cf. Matt. 19:5.

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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