Genesis 2:24

For this reason a man leaves his father and his mother and clings to his wife, and the two become one flesh.

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In The King James Version

Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

In Context

23Then the human said, “This now is bone of my bone and flesh of my flesh. She will be called Woman, for from man she was taken.”

25The man and his wife were both naked, yet felt no shame.

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Cross References

Genesis 31:14Then Rachel and Leah answered him, “There is no longer any inheritance for us in our father’s house.

Joshua 23:8Be loyal to the Lord your God as you have been up until now.

Psalms 45:10Listen, daughter, and see; and incline your ear: forget your folk and your father’s house.

Matthew 19:3Presently some Pharisees came up to him, and, to test him, said, “Has a man the right to divorce 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 →

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