Genesis 2:24 Cross References

Genesis 2:24

24: This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.

Some Pharisees came and tried to trap him with this question: "Should a man be allowed to divorce his wife for any reason?"
"Haven't you read the Scriptures?" Jesus replied. "They record that from the beginning 'God made them male and female.'
And he said, 'This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.'
Since they are no longer two but one, let no one separate them, for God has joined them together."
"Then why did Moses say a man could merely write an official letter of divorce and send her away?" they asked.

In the same way, husbands ought to love their wives as they love their own bodies. For a man is actually loving himself when he loves his wife.
No one hates his own body but lovingly cares for it, just as Christ cares for his body, which is the church.
And we are his body.
As the Scriptures say, "A man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one."

But God's plan was seen from the beginning of creation, for 'He made them male and female.'
'This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife,
and the two are united into one.' Since they are no longer two but one,
let no one separate them, for God has joined them together."
Later, when he was alone with his disciples in the house, they brought up the subject again.

Let me illustrate. When a woman marries, the law binds her to her husband as long as he is alive. But if he dies, the laws of marriage no longer apply to her.

In the same way, you wives must accept the authority of your husbands, even those who refuse to accept the Good News. Your godly lives will speak to them better than any words. They will be won over
by watching your pure, godly behavior.
Don't be concerned about the outward beauty that depends on fancy hairstyles, expensive jewelry, or beautiful clothes.
You should be known for the beauty that comes from within, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is so precious to God.
That is the way the holy women of old made themselves beautiful. They trusted God and accepted the authority of their husbands.

And don't you know that if a man joins himself to a prostitute, he becomes one body with her? For the Scriptures say, "The two are united into one."
But the person who is joined to the Lord becomes one spirit with him.

Who can find a virtuous and capable wife? She is worth more than precious rubies.

But because there is so much sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman should have her own husband.
The husband should not deprive his wife of sexual intimacy, which is her right as a married woman, nor should the wife deprive her husband.
The wife gives authority over her body to her husband, and the husband also gives authority over his body to his wife.

Now, for those who are married I have a command that comes not from me, but from the Lord. A wife must not leave her husband.
But if she does leave him, let her remain single or else go back to him. And the husband must not leave his wife.

You cry out, "Why has the LORD abandoned us?" I'll tell you why! Because the LORD witnessed the vows you and your wife made to each other on your wedding day when you were young. But you have been disloyal to her, though she remained your faithful companion, the wife of your marriage vows.
Didn't the LORD make you one with your wife? In body and spirit you are his. And what does he want? Godly children from your union. So guard yourself; remain loyal to the wife of your youth.
"For I hate divorce!" says the LORD, the God of Israel. "It is as cruel as putting on a victim's bloodstained coat," says the LORD Almighty. "So guard yourself; always remain loyal to your wife."

A worthy wife is her husband's joy and crown; a shameful wife saps his strength.

When he arrived and saw this proof of God's favor, he was filled with joy, and he encouraged the believers to stay true to the Lord.

So I advise these younger widows to marry again, have children, and take care of their own homes. Then the enemy will not be able to say anything against them.

You must fear the LORD your God and worship him and cling to him. Your oaths must be in his name alone.

Listen to me, O royal daughter; take to heart what I say. Forget your people and your homeland far away.

If a priest's daughter marries someone outside the priestly family, she may no longer eat the sacred offerings.
But if she becomes a widow or is divorced and has no children to support her, and she returns to live in her father's home, she may eat her father's food again. But other than these exceptions, only members of the priests' families are allowed to eat the sacred offerings.

Rachel and Leah said, "That's fine with us! There's nothing for us here--none of our father's wealth will come to us anyway.
He has reduced our rights to those of foreign women. He sold us, and what he received for us has disappeared.

So they called Rebekah. "Are you willing to go with this man?" they asked her. And she replied, "Yes, I will go."
So they said good-bye to Rebekah and sent her away with Abraham's servant and his men. The woman who had been Rebekah's childhood nurse went along with her.

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