Genesis 2:24
For this reason a man will leave his father and his mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.
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leave.

Genesis 24:58, 59
They called Rebekah and asked her, "Will you go with this man?" "I will go, " she replied. . . .

Genesis 31:14, 15
Then Rachel and Leah replied, "Do we have any portion or inheritance left in our father's house? . . .

Psalm 45:10
Listen, O daughter, observe and incline your ear: Forget your people and your father's house,

cleave.

Leviticus 22:12, 13
If the priest's daughter is married to a man other than a priest, she is not to eat of the sacred contributions. . . .

Deuteronomy 4:4
But you who held fast to the LORD your God are alive to this day, every one of you.

Deuteronomy 10:20
You are to fear the LORD your God and serve Him. Hold fast to Him and take your oaths in His name.

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

Psalm 45:10
Listen, O daughter, observe and incline your ear: Forget your people and your father's house,

Proverbs 12:4
A wife of noble character is her husband's crown, but she who causes shame is like decay in his bones.

Proverbs 31:10
Who can find a wife of noble character? She is far more precious than rubies.

Acts 11:23
When he arrived and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced and encouraged them all to abide in the Lord with all their hearts.

and they shall be one flesh.

Malachi 2:14-16
Yet you ask, "Why?" It is because the LORD has been a witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have broken faith, though she is your companion and your wife by covenant. . . .

Matthew 19:3-9
Then some Pharisees came and tested Him by asking, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?" . . .

Mark 10:6-12
However, from the beginning of creation, 'God made them male and female.' . . .

Romans 7:2
For instance, a married woman is bound by law to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is released from the law of marriage.

1 Corinthians 6:16, 17
Or don't you know that he who unites himself with a prostitute is one with her in body? For it is said, "The two will become one flesh." . . .

1 Corinthians 7:2-4, 10
But because there is so much sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband. . . .

1 Corinthians 7:11
But if she does, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife.

Ephesians 5:28-31
In the same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. . . .

1 Timothy 5:14
So I advise the younger widows to marry, have children, and manage their households, so they will not give the adversary an occasion for slander.

1 Peter 3:1-7
Wives, in the same way, submit yourselves to your husbands, so that even if they refuse to believe the word, they will be won over without words by the behavior of their wives . . .

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother, and be joined to his wife; and they shall become one flesh.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
This is why a man leaves his father and mother and bonds with his wife, and they become one flesh.

International Standard Version
(Therefore a man will leave his father and his mother and cling to his wife, and they will become one flesh.)

NET Bible
That is why a man leaves his father and mother and unites with his wife, and they become a new family.
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