Genesis 2:24

The First Woman

²³ Then the man said, "This one at last is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; this one will be called 'woman,' for she was taken out of man." ²⁴ That is why a man leaves his father and mother and unites with his wife, and they become a new family. ²⁵ The man and his wife were both naked, but they were not ashamed.

For This Cause

One Flesh

Psalm 45:10

Listen, O princess! Observe and pay attention! Forget your homeland and your family!

Matthew 19:3-9

Then some Pharisees came to him in order to test him. They asked, "Is it lawful to divorce a wife for any cause?"

1 Corinthians 6:16-17

Or do you not know that anyone who is united with a prostitute is one body with her? For it is said, "The two will become one flesh."

Mark 10:6-12

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

1 Corinthians 7:10-11

To the married I give this command -- not I, but the Lord -- a wife should not divorce a husband

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 Peter 3:1-7

In the same way, wives, be subject to your own husbands. Then, even if some are disobedient to the word, they will be won over without a word by the way you live,

Proverbs 31:10

Who can find a wife of noble character? For her value is far more than rubies.

Malachi 2:14-16

Yet you ask, "Why?" The Lord is testifying against you on behalf of the wife you married when you were young, to whom you have become unfaithful even though she is your companion and wife by law.

1 Corinthians 7:2-4

But because of immoralities, each man should have relations with his own wife and each woman with her own husband.

Genesis 24:58-59

So they called Rebekah and asked her, "Do you want to go with this man?" She replied, "I want to go."

Genesis 31:14-15

Then Rachel and Leah replied to him, "Do we still have any portion or inheritance in our father's house?

Leviticus 22:12-13

If a priest's daughter marries a lay person, she may not eat the holy contribution offerings,

Deuteronomy 4:4

But you who remained faithful to the Lord your God are still alive to this very day, every one of you.

Deuteronomy 10:20

Revere the Lord your God, serve him, be loyal to him and take oaths only in his name.

Joshua 23:8

But you must be loyal to the Lord your God, as you have been to this very day.

Proverbs 12:4

A noble wife is the crown of her husband, but the wife who acts shamefully is like rottenness in his bones.

Acts 11:23

When he came and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced and encouraged them all to remain true to the Lord with devoted hearts,

Romans 7:2

For 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 the marriage.

1 Timothy 5:14

So I want younger women to marry, raise children, and manage a household, in order to give the adversary no opportunity to vilify us.