Genesis 2:24
Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and cleave to his wife; and they shall become one flesh.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
25And they were both naked, Man and his wife, and were not ashamed.
Cross References
Genesis 31:14And Rachel and Leah answered and said to him, Is there yet any portion or inheritance for us in our father's house?
Deuteronomy 4:4but ye that did cleave to Jehovah your God are alive every one of you this day.
Joshua 23:8but ye shall cleave unto Jehovah your God, as ye have done unto this day.
Psalms 45:10Hearken, daughter, and see, and incline thine ear; and forget thine own people and thy father's house:
Proverbs 31:10Who can find a woman of worth? for her price is far above rubies.
Matthew 19:3And the Pharisees came to him tempting him, and saying, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?
Matthew Henry on Genesis 2:22-25
The Formation of Eve; Marriage Instituted. ( b. c. 4004.) 21 And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof; 22 And the rib, which the Lord God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. 23 And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man. 24 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his… Read the whole commentary →