18 Bible Verses about Leaving Parents For Spouse

'For this cause a man shall leave his father and mother, and be united to his wife; and the man and his wife shall become one.'

And said--'For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother, and be united to his wife, and the man and his wife shall become one'?

'For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother,

Every one who has left houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or children, or land, on account of my Name, will receive many times as much, and will 'gain Immortal Life.'

"If any man comes to me and does not hate his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brothers, and sisters, yes and his very life, he can be no disciple of mine.

While the next said 'I am just married, and for that reason I am unable to come.'

but, if a widow has children or grand-children, let them learn to show proper regard for the members of their own family first, and to make some return to their parents; for that is pleasing in God's sight.

"I tell you," he answered, "that there is no one who has left house, or wife, or brothers, or parents, or children, on account of the Kingdom of God,

Remember, this is the third time that I have made every preparation to come to see you, and I shall refuse to be a burden to you; I want, not your money, but you. It is not the duty of children to put by for their parents, but of parents to put by for their children.

To those who are married my direction is-yet it is not mine, but the Master's-that a woman is not to leave her husband

For, through his wife, the husband who is an unbeliever has become associated with Christ's People; and the wife who is an unbeliever has become associated with Christ's People through our Brother whom she has married. Otherwise your children would be 'defiled,' but, as it is, they belong to Christ's People.

He who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and he who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.

(If she has done so, let her remain as she is, or else be reconciled to her husband) and also that a man is not to divorce his wife.

"I tell you," said Jesus, "there is no one who has left house, or brothers, or sisters, or mother, or father, or children, or land, on my account and on account of the Good News,

And the man and his wife shall become one;' so that they are no longer two, but one.

'Father will be opposed to son and son to father, mother to daughter and daughter to mother, mother-in-law to her daughter-in- law and daughter-in-law to her mother-in-law.'"

"Master," said another, "I will follow you; but first let me say good-bye to my family."

A wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives; but, if the husband should pass to his rest, the widow is free to marry any one she wishes, provided he is a believer.