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D&C 49:16 · Matthew 19:5

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Doctrine and Covenants D&C 49:16
"Wherefore, it is lawful that he should have one wife, and they twain shall be one flesh"
New Testament Matthew 19:5
"For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh"

Shared words: wife, and they twain shall be one flesh

The six-word run 'they twain shall be one flesh' stands at exactly three distinct frozen verses in the corpus: these two and Mark 10:8. The revelation attaches a numeral none of the others carries — 'one wife' — and gives a reason unique to it. Registered at the 2026-08-11 editorial review.