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What God has joined together let no man put asunder

Meaning

The part of the Christian marriage ceremony that states God's authority over man.

Origin

The injuction is tken from the Bible, Matthew 19:6 (King James Version):

Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.