Bible Cross References
the beginning
Genesis 1:1
In the beginning, when God created the universe,
2 Peter 3:4
and will ask, "He promised to come, didn't he? Where is he? Our ancestors have already died, but everything is still the same as it was since the creation of the world!"
God
Genesis 1:27
So God created human beings, making them to be like himself. He created them male and female,
Genesis 2:20-23
20
So the man named all the birds and all the animals; but not one of them was a suitable companion to help him.
21
Then the LORD God made the man fall into a deep sleep, and while he was sleeping, he took out one of the man's ribs and closed up the flesh.
22
He formed a woman out of the rib and brought her to him.
23
Then the man said, "At last, here is one of my own kind--- Bone taken from my bone, and flesh from my flesh. 'Woman' is her name because she was taken out of man."
Genesis 5:2
He created them male and female, blessed them, and named them "Human Beings.")
Malachi 2:14-16
14
You ask why he no longer accepts them. It is because he knows you have broken your promise to the wife you married when you were young. She was your partner, and you have broken your promise to her, although you promised before God that you would be faithful to her.
15
Didn't God make you one body and spirit with her? What was his purpose in this? It was that you should have children who are truly God's people. So make sure that none of you breaks his promise to his wife.
16
"I hate divorce," says the LORD God of Israel. "I hate it when one of you does such a cruel thing to his wife. Make sure that you do not break your promise to be faithful to your wife."