Genesis 2:24

Translations

Modern

For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.

Traditional

Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

Literal

Upon thus a man shall leave his father and his mother and shall cleave to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.

Latin

Quam ob rem relinquet homo patrem suum, et matrem, et adhærebit uxori suæ: et erunt duo in carne una.

Original

Hebrew

English

For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.

Notes

Genesis 2:24

Marriage between a man and a woman is not only a human idea. It comes from the natural order.
a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife: Marriage involves shifting loyalty from parents to a spouse.
they will become one flesh: Marriage and its commitments make it the most basic covenant among people. Marriage is a powerful image of Israel’s covenant with God (Hosea 2:14–23) and of Christ’s relationship to the Church (Ephesians 5:22–32). God designed marriage to be a permanent, exclusive relationship between a man and a woman. The family it creates is the foundation of human society.

Genesis 2:4–25

This story (see study note on 2:4) of the heavens and the earth is not a second creation story. Instead, it expands on 1:1–2:3 with more theological and historical details. The focus shifts to what the universe (kosmos) produced rather than on its creation.

Special attention is given to the first man and woman. As the story continues, it is shaped by contrasts such as good and evil, knowledge and ignorance, life and death, and harmony and conflict.

Theme notes and profiles

Adam and Eve Biblical Marriage God’s New Covenant Holiness and Sexual Purity Human Sexuality Marriage and Sexuality Symbolic Numbers The Creator-King Women’s Roles in the New Testament Church

Events

Creation of Adam and Evec. 4004 BC

Related verses

Matthew 19:3–9
Then some Pharisees came and tested Him by asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?”
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.
Mark 10:6–12
However, from the beginning of creation, ‘God made them male and female.’
Romans 7:2
For instance, 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 marriage.
1 Peter 3:1–7
Wives, in the same way, submit yourselves to your husbands, so that even if they refuse to believe the word, they will be won over without words by the behavior of their wives
1 Corinthians 7:2–4
But because there is so much sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband.
1 Corinthians 6:16–17
Or don’t you know that he who unites himself with a prostitute is one with her in body? For it is said, “The two will become one flesh.”
Proverbs 31:10
A wife of noble character, who can find? She is far more precious than rubies.
Malachi 2:14–16
Yet you ask, “Why?” It is because the LORD has been a witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have broken faith, though she is your companion and your wife by covenant.
1 Corinthians 7:10–11
To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband.
Proverbs 12:4
A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but she who causes shame is like decay in his bones.
Leviticus 22:12–13
If the priest’s daughter is married to a man other than a priest, she is not to eat of the sacred contributions.

Glossary

Adam (Person) Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Bible, Quotations of the Old Testament in the New Testament Book of Revelation Chronology of the Bible (Old Testament) Creation Myths Divorce Eve Fall of Man First Letter to the Corinthians Flesh Genesis, Book of God, Names of Hebrew Language Land Letter to the Ephesians Man Marriage, Marriage Customs Mesopotamia Monotheism New Creation, New Creature Paradise Patriarchs, Period of the Ruth, Book of Sex, Sexuality Shema Woman

Topics

A Healthy Marriage Adam: The First Man: History of, Before he Sinned Age Differences in Marriage Annulment Bad Relationships Being a Husband Bonding Children Leaving Home Christian Dating Christian Relationships Codependency Coffee Committing Suicide Dating a Married Man Dating Age Dating and Relationships Dating Non Believers Dating While Separated Divorce: Law of Marriage Against Eve: Creation of Family Relationships Family Unity Family: Instituted Finding a Husband Finding a Spouse Finding Love God: Creator Headship Healthy Marriage Healthy Relationships Helpmate Honor your Wife Husband: General Scriptures Concerning Husbands: Duty of, to Wives: To Dwell with Them for Life Husbands: should Have but One Wife Intimacy Leave Mother and Father Leaving Parents Living Together Unmarried Long Distance Relationships

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