Genesis 2:24

New American Bible - revised edition

That is why a man leaves his father and mother and clings to his wife, and the two of them become one body.

Cross References

Genesis 4:19

Lamech took two wives; the name of the first was Adah, and the name of the second Zillah.

Psalm 45:10

Daughters of kings are your lovely wives; a princess arrayed in Ophir’s gold comes to stand at your right hand.

Proverbs 12:4

A woman of worth is the crown of her husband, but a disgraceful one is like rot in his bones.

Proverbs 2:17

One who forsakes the companion of her youth and forgets the covenant of her God;

Proverbs 31:10

Who can find a woman of worth? Far beyond jewels is her value.

Acts 11:23

When he arrived and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced and encouraged them all to remain faithful to the Lord in firmness of heart,

Romans 7:2

Thus a married woman is bound by law to her living husband; but if her husband dies, she is released from the law in respect to her husband.

Deuteronomy 10:20

The Lord, your God, shall you fear, and him shall you serve; to him hold fast and by his name shall you swear.

Deuteronomy 4:4

but you, who held fast to the Lord, your God, are all alive today.

1 Timothy 5:14

So I would like younger widows to marry, have children, and manage a home, so as to give the adversary no pretext for maligning us.

Joshua 23:8

but you must hold fast to the Lord, your God, as you have done up to this day.

1 Samuel 25:43

David also married Ahinoam of Jezreel. Thus both of them were his wives.