Genesis 2:24

Easy To Read Version

That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife. This way, two people become one.

Cross References

Genesis 4:19

Lamech married two women. One wife was named Adah, and the other wife was named Zillah.

Psalm 45:10

My lady, {\cf2\super [277]} listen to me.\par Listen carefully and you will understand.\par Forget your people and your father’s family,\par

Proverbs 12:4

A husband is happy and proud with a good wife. But if a woman makes her husband ashamed, then she is like a sickness in his body.

Proverbs 2:17

She married when she was young—but she left her husband. She forgot the marriage vows she made before God.

Proverbs 31:10

{\cf2\super [41]} It is very hard to find “the perfect woman.” {\cf2\super [42]} \par But she is worth much more than jewels.\par

Romans 7:2

\{I will give you an example:\}A woman must stay married to her husband as long as he is alive. But if her husband dies, then she is made free from the law of marriage.

Deuteronomy 10:20

“You must respect the Lord your God and worship only him. Never leave him. When you make promises, you must use only his name.

Deuteronomy 4:4

But all of you who stayed with the Lord your God are alive today.

1 Timothy 5:14

So I want the younger widows to marry, have children, and take care of their homes. If they do this, then our enemy will not have any reason to criticize them.

Joshua 23:8

You must continue to follow the Lord your God. You have done this in the past, and you must continue to do it.

1 Samuel 25:43

David had also married Ahinoam of Jezreel. Both Ahinoam and Abigail were David’s wives.