What God has joined together let no man put asunder

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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.