Genesis 2:24

New Living Translation

This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.

Cross References

Genesis 4:19

Lamech married two women. The first was named Adah, and the second was Zillah.

Psalm 45:10

Listen to me, O royal daughter; take to heart what I say. Forget your people and your family far away.

Proverbs 12:4

A worthy wife is a crown for her husband, but a disgraceful woman is like cancer in his bones.

Proverbs 2:17

She has abandoned her husband and ignores the covenant she made before God.

Proverbs 31:10

Who can find a virtuous and capable wife? She is more precious than rubies.

Acts 11:23

When he arrived and saw this evidence of God’s blessing, he was filled with joy, and he encouraged the believers to stay true to the Lord.

Romans 7:2

For example, when a woman marries, the law binds her to her husband as long as he is alive. But if he dies, the laws of marriage no longer apply to her.

Deuteronomy 10:20

You must fear the Lord your God and worship him and cling to him. Your oaths must be in his name alone.

Deuteronomy 4:4

But all of you who were faithful to the Lord your God are still alive today—every one of you.

1 Timothy 5:14

So I advise these younger widows to marry again, have children, and take care of their own homes. Then the enemy will not be able to say anything against them.

Joshua 23:8

Rather, cling tightly to the Lord your God as you have done until now.

1 Samuel 25:43

David also married Ahinoam from Jezreel, making both of them his wives.