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

Genesis 2:24 KJV: Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

The instruction for a man to leave his parents signifies the establishment of a new, independent family unit. This departure is not merely physical but involves a shift in loyalty and priority, emphasizing the …

Matthew 19:29 - And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit …

Jan 21, 2026 · Genesis 2:24 provides Christian couples with an indispensable blueprint for marriage: “A man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh ” …

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

But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female. For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife; And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they …

24 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh. 25 And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.

Here are 100 Bible verses about leaving parents, curated from both the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, King James Version, arranged from most to least relevant.

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