Genesis 2:24

The First Woman

²³ Then 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 For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother, and shall be joined to his wife; and they shall become one flesh. ²⁵ And the man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed or embarrassed.

For This Cause

One Flesh

Psalm 45:10

Hear, O daughter, consider and incline your ear [to my instruction]:
Forget your people and your father’s house;

Matthew 19:3-9

And Pharisees came to Jesus, testing Him and asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for just any reason?”

1 Corinthians 6:16-17

Do you not know that the one who joins himself to a prostitute is one body with her? For He says, “The two shall be one flesh.”

Mark 10:6-12

But from the beginning of creation God made them male and female.

1 Corinthians 7:10-11

But to the married [believers] I give instructions—not I, but the Lord—that the wife is not to separate from her husband,

Ephesians 5:28-31

Even so husbands should and are morally obligated to love their own wives as [being in a sense] their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself.

1 Peter 3:1-7

In the same way, you wives, be submissive to your own husbands [subordinate, not as inferior, but out of respect for the responsibilities entrusted to husbands and their accountability to God, and so partnering with them] so that even if some do not obey the word [of God], they may be won over [to Christ] without discussion by the godly lives of their wives,

Proverbs 31:10

An excellent woman [one who is spiritual, capable, intelligent, and virtuous], who is he who can find her?
Her value is more precious than jewels and her worth is far above rubies or pearls.

Malachi 2:14-16

But you say, “Why [does He reject it]?” Because the Lord has been a witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have dealt treacherously. Yet she is your marriage companion and the wife of your covenant [made by your vows].

1 Corinthians 7:2-4

But because of [the temptation to participate in] sexual immorality, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband.

Genesis 24:58-59

So they called Rebekah and said, “Will you go with this man?” And she answered, “I will go.”

Genesis 31:14-15

Rachel and Leah answered him, “Is there still any portion or inheritance for us in our father’s house?

Leviticus 22:12-13

If a priest’s daughter is married to a layman [one not part of the priestly tribe], she shall not eat the offering of the holy things.

Deuteronomy 4:4

but you who held tightly to the Lord your God are alive today, every one of you.

Deuteronomy 10:20

You shall fear [and worship] the Lord your God [with awe-filled reverence and profound respect]; you shall serve Him and cling to Him [hold tightly to Him, be united with Him], and you shall swear [oaths] by His name.

Joshua 23:8

But you are to cling to the Lord your God, just as you have done to this day.

Proverbs 12:4

A virtuous and excellent wife [worthy of honor] is the crown of her husband,
But she who shames him [with her foolishness] is like rottenness in his bones.

Acts 11:23

When he arrived and saw the grace of God [that was bestowed on them], he rejoiced and began to encourage them all with an unwavering heart to stay true and devoted to the Lord.

Romans 7:2

For the married woman [as an example] is bound and remains bound by law to her husband while he lives; but if her husband dies, she is released and exempt from the law concerning her husband.

1 Timothy 5:14

So I want younger widows to get married, have children, manage their households, and not give opponents of the faith any occasion for slander.