Genesis 2:24

Good News Translation

That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united with his wife, and they become one.

Cross References

Genesis 4:19

Lamech had two wives, Adah and Zillah.

Psalm 45:10

Bride of the king, listen to what I say— forget your people and your relatives.

Proverbs 12:4

A good wife is her husband's pride and joy; but a wife who brings shame on her husband is like a cancer in his bones.

Proverbs 2:17

who is faithless to her own husband and forgets her sacred vows.

Proverbs 31:10

How hard it is to find a capable wife! She is worth far more than jewels!

Acts 11:23

When he arrived and saw how God had blessed the people, he was glad and urged them all to be faithful and true to the Lord with all their hearts.

Romans 7:2

A married woman, for example, is bound by the law to her husband as long as he lives; but if he dies, then she is free from the law that bound her to him.

Deuteronomy 10:20

Have reverence for the Lord your God and worship only him. Be faithful to him and make your promises in his name alone.

Deuteronomy 4:4

but those of you who were faithful to the Lord your God are still alive today.

1 Timothy 5:14

So I would prefer that the younger widows get married, have children, and take care of their homes, so as to give our enemies no chance of speaking evil of us.

Joshua 23:8

Instead, be faithful to the Lord, as you have been till now.

1 Samuel 25:43

David had married Ahinoam from Jezreel, and now Abigail also became his wife.