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Genesis 2:18-25

18 The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.”

19 Now the Lord God had formed out of the ground all the beasts of the field and all the birds of the air. He brought them to the man to see what he would name them; and whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name.

20 So the man gave names to all the livestock, the birds of the air and all the beasts of the field.
But for Adam no suitable helper was found.

21 So the Lord God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep; and while he was sleeping, he took one of the man’s ribs and closed up the place with flesh.

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

25 The man and his wife were both naked, and they felt no shame.

Cross References for Genesis 2:18-25

Genesis 1:31 - God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was mornin... Click to read the verse Genesis 1:31 Click to read the verse Genesis 1:31

Genesis 1:27 - So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he cre... Click to read the verse Genesis 1:27 Click to read the verse Genesis 1:27

Matthew 19:4 - “Haven’t you read,” he replied, “that at the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’ Click to read the verse Matthew 19:4 Click to read the verse Matthew 19:4

Genesis 3:12 - The man said, “The woman you put here with me—she gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate it.” Click to read the verse Genesis 3:12 Click to read the verse Genesis 3:12

1 Corinthians 7:36 - If anyone thinks he is acting improperly toward the virgin he is engaged to, and if she is gett... Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 7:36 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 7:36

1 Corinthians 11:7-12 - A man ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God; but the woman is the... Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 11:7-12 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 11:7-12

1 Timothy 2:11-13 - A woman should learn in quietness and full submission. Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 2:11-13 Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 2:11-13

Proverbs 18:22 - He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the Lord. Click to read the verse Proverbs 18:22 Click to read the verse Proverbs 18:22

Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 - Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their work: Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 4:9-12

Ruth 3:1 - Ruth and Boaz at the Threshing Floor One day Naomi her mother-in-law said to her, “My daughter,... Click to read the verse Ruth 3:1 Click to read the verse Ruth 3:1

1 Peter 3:7 - Husbands, in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives, and treat them with respe... Click to read the verse 1 Peter 3:7 Click to read the verse 1 Peter 3:7

Genesis 2:20 - So the man gave names to all the livestock, the birds of the air and all the beasts of the fiel... Click to read the verse Genesis 2:20 Click to read the verse Genesis 2:20

1 Timothy 2:13 - For Adam was formed first, then Eve. Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 2:13 Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 2:13

Genesis 4:19 - Lamech married two women, one named Adah and the other Zillah. Click to read the verse Genesis 4:19 Click to read the verse Genesis 4:19

Malachi 2:14 - You ask, “Why?” It is because the Lord is the witness between you and the wife of your youth. Y... Click to read the verse Malachi 2:14 Click to read the verse Malachi 2:14

Ecclesiastes 4:8 - There was a man all alone; he had neither son nor brother. There was no end to his toil, yet hi... Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 4:8 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 4:8

Ecclesiastes 4:9 - Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their work: Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 4:9 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 4:9

1 Corinthians 11:9 - neither was man created for woman, but woman for man. Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 11:9 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 11:9

Matthew 19:10 - The disciples said to him, “If this is the situation between a husband and wife, it is better n... Click to read the verse Matthew 19:10 Click to read the verse Matthew 19:10