Genesis 2:24

24 That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh.

Genesis 2:24 in Other Translations

KJV
24 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
ESV
24 Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.
NLT
24 This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.
MSG
24 Therefore a man leaves his father and mother and embraces his wife. They become one flesh.
CSB
24 This is why a man leaves his father and mother and bonds with his wife, and they become one flesh.

Genesis 2:24 In-Context

22 Then the LORD God made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man.
23 The man said, “This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called ‘woman,’ for she was taken out of man.”
24 That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh.
25 Adam and his wife were both naked, and they felt no shame.

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Cross References 2

  • 1. Malachi 2:15
  • 2. Matthew 19:5*; Mark 10:7-8*; 1 Corinthians 6:16*; Ephesians 5:31*
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