Genesis 2:24

New English Translation

That is why a man leaves his father and mother and unites with his wife, and they become a new family.

Cross References

Genesis 4:19

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

Psalm 45:10

Listen, O princess! Observe and pay attention! Forget your homeland and your family!

Proverbs 12:4

A noble wife is the crown of her husband, but the wife who acts shamefully is like rottenness in his bones.

Proverbs 2:17

who leaves the husband from her younger days, and forgets her marriage covenant made before God.

Proverbs 31:10

Who can find a wife of noble character? For her value is far more than rubies.

Acts 11:23

When he came and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced and encouraged them all to remain true to the Lord with devoted hearts,

Romans 7:2

For a married woman is bound by law to her husband as long as he lives, but if her husband dies, she is released from the law of the marriage.

Deuteronomy 10:20

Revere the Lord your God, serve him, be loyal to him and take oaths only in his name.

Deuteronomy 4:4

But you who remained faithful to the Lord your God are still alive to this very day, every one of you.

1 Timothy 5:14

So I want younger women to marry, raise children, and manage a household, in order to give the adversary no opportunity to vilify us.

Joshua 23:8

But you must be loyal to the Lord your God, as you have been to this very day.

1 Samuel 25:43

David had also married Ahinoam from Jezreel; the two of them became his wives.