Genesis 6:2

Bible in Basic English 1965

The sons of God saw that the daughters of men were fair; and they took wives for themselves from those who were pleasing to them.

Cross References

Genesis 12:11

Now when he came near to Egypt, he said to Sarai, his wife, Truly, you are a fair woman and beautiful to the eye;

Genesis 24:3

And take an oath by the Lord, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that you will not get a wife for my son Isaac from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I am living;

Genesis 26:35

And Isaac and Rebekah had grief of mind because of them.

Genesis 27:46

Then Rebekah said to Isaac, My life is a weariness to me because of the daughters of Heth: if Jacob takes a wife from among the daughters of Heth, such as these, the women of this land, of what use will my life be to me?

Genesis 3:6

And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and a delight to the eyes, and to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit, and gave it to her husband.

Genesis 4:26

And Seth had a son, and he gave him the name of Enosh: at this time men first made use of the name of the Lord in worship.

Genesis 6:1

And after a time, when men were increasing on the earth, and had daughters,

Genesis 6:3

And the Lord said, My spirit will not be in man for ever, for he is only flesh; so the days of his life will be a hundred and twenty years.

2 Samuel 11:2

Now one evening, David got up from his bed, and while he was walking on the roof of the king's house, he saw from there a woman bathing; and the woman was very beautiful.

Ezra 9:12

So now do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons or do anything for their peace or well-being for ever; so that you may be strong, living on the good of the land, and handing it on to your children for a heritage for ever.

Job 1:6

And there was a day when the sons of the gods came together before the Lord, and the Satan came with them.

Job 31:1

I made an agreement with my eyes; how then might my eyes be looking on a virgin?

Exodus 34:16

Or take their daughters for your sons; for when their daughters give worship before their gods, they will make your sons take part with them.

Isaiah 63:16

For you are our father, though Abraham has no knowledge of us, and Israel gives no thought to us: you, O Lord, are our father; from the earliest days you have taken up our cause.

Malachi 2:11

Judah has been acting falsely, and a disgusting thing has been done in Jerusalem; for Judah has made unclean the holy place of the Lord which is dear to him, and has taken as his wife the daughter of a strange god.

Malachi 2:15

(UNTRANSLATED TEXT) So give thought to your spirit, and let no one be false to the wife of his early years.

1 Corinthians 7:39

It is right for a wife to be with her husband as long as he is living; but when her husband is dead, she is free to be married to another; but only to a Christian.

2 Corinthians 6:18

And will be a Father to you; and you will be my sons and daughters, says the Lord, the Ruler of all.

Deuteronomy 14:1

You are the children of the Lord your God: you are not to make cuts on your bodies or take off the hair on your brows in honour of the dead;

2 Peter 2:14

Having eyes full of evil desire, never having enough of sin; turning feeble souls out of the true way; they are children of cursing, whose hearts are well used to bitter envy;

1 John 2:16

Because everything in the world, the desire of the flesh, the desire of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father but of the world.