Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
One flesh, connected by the closest ties of union, producing children, the blood of both. St. Paul, Ephesians v. 23, discloses to us the mystery of Christ's union with his church for ever, prefigured by this indissoluble marriage of our first parents. (Calmet)
