▁become ▁one ▁flesh ". ▁However , ▁some ▁look ▁to ▁Paul ' s ▁writ ings ▁to ▁the ▁Cor inth ians : ▁" Do ▁you ▁not ▁know ▁that ▁he ▁who ▁is ▁joined ▁to ▁a ▁prost itute ▁becomes ▁one ▁body ▁with ▁her ? ▁For , ▁as ▁it ▁is ▁written , ▁' The ▁two ▁will ▁become ▁one ▁flesh . ▁Supp or ters ▁of ▁pol yg amy ▁claim ▁this ▁indicates ▁that ▁the ▁term ▁refers ▁to ▁a ▁physical , ▁rather ▁than ▁spiritual , ▁union . ▁ ▁Some ▁Christian ▁the olog ians ▁argue ▁that ▁in ▁ ▁and ▁referring ▁to ▁ ▁Jesus ▁explicitly ▁states ▁a ▁man ▁should ▁have ▁only ▁one ▁wife : ▁ ▁The ▁Bible ▁states ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁Testament ▁that ▁pol yg amy ▁( including ▁ad ul ter ous ▁relationships , ▁as ▁evident ▁from ▁vers es ▁condem ning ▁sexual ▁imm or ality ) ▁should ▁not ▁be ▁pract iced ▁by ▁certain ▁church ▁leaders . ▁ 1 ▁Tim othy ▁states ▁that ▁certain ▁Church ▁leaders ▁should ▁have ▁but ▁one ▁wife : ▁" A ▁bishop ▁then ▁must ▁be ▁bl am eless , ▁the ▁husband ▁of ▁one ▁wife , ▁vig il ant , ▁so ber , ▁of ▁good ▁behavior , ▁given ▁to ▁hospital ity , ▁apt ▁to ▁teach " ▁( chapter ▁ 3 , ▁verse ▁ 2 ; ▁see ▁also ▁verse ▁ 1 2 ▁regarding ▁de a cons ▁having ▁only ▁one ▁wife ). ▁Similar ▁coun sel ▁is ▁repeated ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁chapter ▁of ▁the ▁Ep ist le ▁to ▁Tit us . ▁ ▁The ▁Council ▁of ▁Tr ent ▁condem ns ▁pol yg amy : ▁" If