Genesis 2:24

New Century Version

So a man will leave his father and mother and be united with his wife, and the two will become one body.

Cross References

Genesis 4:19

Lamech married two women, Adah and Zillah.

Psalm 45:10

Listen to me, daughter; look and pay attention. Forget your people and your father’s family.

Proverbs 12:4

A good wife is like a crown for her husband, but a disgraceful wife is like a disease in his bones.

Proverbs 2:17

She leaves the husband she married when she was young. She ignores the promise she made before God.

Proverbs 31:10

It is hard to find a good wife, because she is worth more than rubies.

Acts 11:23

Barnabas was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and full of faith. When he reached Antioch and saw how God had blessed the people, he was glad. He encouraged all the believers in Antioch always to obey the Lord with all their hearts, and many people became followers of the Lord.

Romans 7:2

For example, a woman must stay married to her husband as long as he is alive. But if her husband dies, she is free from the law of marriage.

Deuteronomy 10:20

Respect the Lord your God and serve him. Be loyal to him and make your promises in his name.

Deuteronomy 4:4

But all of you who continued following the Lord your God are still alive today.

1 Timothy 5:14

So I want the younger widows to marry, have children, and manage their homes. Then no enemy will have any reason to criticize them.

Joshua 23:8

You must continue to follow the Lord your God, as you have done in the past.

1 Samuel 25:43

David also had married Ahinoam of Jezreel. So they were both David’s wives.