Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh?

General references

Bible References

Said

Genesis 2:21
And Jehovah God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and he slept; and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof:
Psalm 45:10
Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear; Forget also thine own people, and thy father's house:
Mark 10:5
But Jesus said unto them, For your hardness of heart he wrote you this commandment.
Ephesians 5:31
For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife; and the two shall become one flesh.

Cleave

Genesis 34:3
And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and spake kindly unto the damsel.
Deuteronomy 4:4
But ye that did cleave unto Jehovah your God are alive every one of you this day.
Deuteronomy 10:20
Thou shalt fear Jehovah thy God; him shalt thou serve; and to him shalt thou cleave, and by his name shalt thou swear.
Deuteronomy 11:22
For if ye shall diligently keep all this commandment which I command you, to do it, to love Jehovah your God, to walk in all his ways, and to cleave unto him;
1 Samuel 18:1
And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.
2 Samuel 1:26
I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan: Very pleasant hast thou been unto me: Thy love to me was wonderful, Passing the love of women.
1 Kings 11:2
of the nations concerning which Jehovah said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall not go among them, neither shall they come among you; for surely they will turn away your heart after their gods: Solomon clave unto these in love.
Psalm 63:8
My soul followeth hard after thee: Thy right hand upholdeth me.
Romans 12:9
Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.

And they

1 Corinthians 6:16
Or know ye not that he that is joined to a harlot is one body? for, The twain, saith he, shall become one flesh.
1 Corinthians 7:2
But, because of fornications, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband.

General references

Mark 10:7
For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife;
Ephesians 5:31
For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife; and the two shall become one flesh.

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