Gen 2:24, 24:67, 2Sa 12:3, Pro 5:18-19, Eph 5:28, Col 3:19, 1Pe 3:7 | ESV | STEP | Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife , and they shall become one flesh .

aCited Matt. 19:5; Mark 10:7; 1 Cor. 6:16; Eph. 5:31; [Ps. 45:10; 1 Cor. 7:10, 11]

b ch. 37:35; 38:12

c ch. 23:2

e[See ver. 15 above]

h Song 2:9, 17; 8:14

k ver. 25, 33

m Eph. 5:25; Col. 3:19

nSee 1 Thess. 4:4

Genesis 2:24

24 ^aTherefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.

Genesis 24:67

67 Then Isaac brought her into the tent of Sarah his mother and took Rebekah, and she became his wife, and he loved her. So Isaac was ^bcomforted after his mother’s ^cdeath.

2 Samuel 12:3

3 but the poor man had nothing but one little ewe lamb, which he had bought. And he brought it up, and it grew up with him and with his children. It used to eat of his morsel and drink from his cup and lie in his arms, ^{▼▼Hebrew bosom; also verse 8} and it was like a daughter to him.

Proverbs 5:18-19

18 Let your ^efountain be blessed,
and ^frejoice in ^gthe wife of your youth,
19 a lovely ^hdeer, a graceful doe.
Let her breasts ⁱfill you at all times with delight;
be intoxicated ^{▼▼Hebrew be led astray; also verse 20} always in her love.

Ephesians 5:28

28 In the same way ^khusbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.

Colossians 3:19

19 Husbands, love your wives, and ^ldo not be harsh with them.

1 Peter 3:7

7 Likewise, ^mhusbands, live with your wives in an understanding way, showing honor to the woman as the weaker ⁿvessel, since they are heirs with you ^{▼▼Some manuscripts since you are joint heirs} of the grace of life, so that your prayers may not be hindered.