Verse 31
Adam acknowledged that Eve was part of himself: "bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh" (Genesis 2:23). When a man and a woman unite in marriage, they become part of one another in as close a unity as the one that existed before God separated Eve physically from Adam. The Scriptures regard this tie as more fundamental than any other tie that unites any other two human beings, including parent and child. [Note: Hoehner, "Ephesians," p. 641.] It is partially because of this high view of marriage that Christianity has traditionally taken a strong stand for the indissolubility of the marriage bond and against polygamy, adultery, and divorce.
"This statement from the creation story is the most profound and fundamental statement in the whole of Scripture concerning God’s plan for marriage." [Note: Foulkes, p. 161.]
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