Genesis 2:18

The Passion Translation

Then Yahweh-God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. Therefore, I will fashion a suitable partner to be his help and strength.”

Cross References

1 Peter 3:7

Husbands, you in turn must treat your wives with tenderness, viewing them as feminine partners who deserve to be honored, for they are co-heirs with you of the “divine grace of life,” so that nothing will hinder your prayers.

Proverbs 18:22

When a man finds a wife, he has found a treasure! For she is the gift of God to bring him joy and pleasure. But the one who divorces a good woman loses what is good from his house. To choose an adulteress is both stupid and ungodly.

Genesis 3:12

Adam pointed to the woman and said, “The woman you placed alongside me— she gave me fruit from the tree, and I ate it.”

Ruth 3:1

One day, Naomi said to Ruth: “I want to see you marry so that you’ll be happy and secure.

1 Corinthians 7:36

However, if a man has decided to serve God as a single person, yet changes his mind and finds himself in love with a woman, although he never intended to marry, let him go ahead and marry her; it is not a sin to do so.

Genesis 1:31

God surveyed all he had made and said, “I love it!” For it pleased him greatly. Evening gave way to morning—day six.

Genesis 2:20

He gave names to all the various cattle, birds, and wild animals, but Adam could not find a fitting companion that corresponded to him.