What does the Bible say about man and wife?

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• Genesis 2:24

  Therefore a man will leave his father and his mother, and will join with his wife, and they will be one flesh.

• Ephesians 5:22-33

  [22] Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord. [23] For the husband is the head of the wife, and Christ also is the head of the assembly, being himself the savior of the body. [24] But as the assembly is subject to Christ, so let the wives also be to their own husbands in everything. [25] Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the assembly, and gave himself up for it; [26] that he might sanctify it, having cleansed it by the washing of water with the word, [27] that he might present the assembly to himself gloriously, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish. [28] Even so ought husbands also to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself. [29] For no man ever hated his own flesh; but nourishes and cherishes it, even as the Lord also does the assembly; [30] because we are members of his body, of his flesh and bones. [31] "For this cause a man will leave his father and mother, and will be joined to his wife. The two will become one flesh." [32] This mystery is great, but I speak concerning Christ and of the assembly. [33] Nevertheless each of you must also love his own wife even as himself; and let the wife see that she respects her husband.

• Proverbs 18:22

  Whoever finds a wife finds a good thing, And obtains favor of Yahweh.

• 1 Corinthians 11:3

  But I would have you know that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is the man, and the head of Christ is God.

• Genesis 2:18

  Yahweh God said, "It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him."

• Hebrews 13:4

  Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the bed be undefiled: but God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.

• Matthew 19:6

  So that they are no more two, but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, don't let man tear apart."

• Proverbs 31:10-12

  [10] Who can find a worthy woman? For her price is far above rubies. [11] The heart of her husband trusts in her. He shall have no lack of gain. [12] She does him good, and not harm, All the days of her life.

• Ephesians 5:25

  Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the assembly, and gave himself up for it;

• Ephesians 5:33

  Nevertheless each of you must also love his own wife even as himself; and let the wife see that she respects her husband.

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