Spouse and child relationships

What scriptural passages might show that a marriage is superior to a parent child relationship?

I do not know the context of the question, so I will not attempt to place one blessing of God above another.

Marriage is certainly a blessing from God.  He instituted it, and through it he wants to bless people’s lives.  Through the lifelong union of a man and woman God provides intimate friendship, companionship and the proper place for sexual activity.  The Bible describes the close relationship between spouses as “two becoming one” (Genesis 2:24; Matthew 19:6). According to his goodness and will, God enables spouses to become parents, as he blesses them with the gift of children.  If, in his wisdom, spouses are not able to have children, they still enjoy the blessing of their relationship with one another.

How special is this relationship between husband and wife?  It is one that the Bible uses throughout to describe the intimate union between Christ and the Christian Church.  Christ is the bridegroom and the Church is the bride (cf. Revelation 19:7; 21:2).

Children are also blessings from God (Psalm 127:3).  They provide parents with joys and responsibilities—chief among them is the responsibility to bring up their children “in the training and instruction of the Lord” (Ephesians 6:4).  The bond of love between parents and their children, their own flesh and blood, or their children by adoption, is one that is strong and enduring.

How special is this relationship between parent and child?  It is one that the Bible uses throughout to describe God’s love for sinners like us (Psalm 103:13; Isaiah 66:13).

Because marriages are sometimes childless, and because children do come into the world outside marriage, I hesitate placing one blessing of God over another.