Genesis 2:24

Therefore a man will leave his father and his mother, and will join with his wife, and they will be 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

23The man said, “This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh. She will be called ‘woman,’ because she was taken out of Man.”

25The man and his wife were both naked, and they were not ashamed.

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Cross References

Genesis 31:14Rachel and Leah answered him, “Is there yet any portion or inheritance for us in our father’s house?

Deuteronomy 4:4But you who were faithful to the LORD your God are all alive today.

Joshua 23:8but hold fast to the LORD your God, as you have done to this day.

Psalms 45:10Listen, daughter, consider, and turn your ear. Forget your own people, and also your father’s house.

Proverbs 31:10Who can find a worthy woman? For her value is far above rubies.

Matthew 19:3Pharisees came to him, testing him and saying, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?”

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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