A Healthy Marriage

Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.

Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.

Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; — read the full passage →

And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband: — read the full passage →

Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. — read the full passage →

Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord. — read the full passage →

Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives; — read the full passage →

Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and whosoever marrieth her that is put away from her husband committeth adultery.

Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, — read the full passage →

Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.

But I would have you without carefulness. He that is unmarried careth for the things that belong to the Lord, how he may please the Lord: — read the full passage →

Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. — read the full passage →

Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives; — read the full passage →

For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh. — read the full passage →

Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband.

With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love; — read the full passage →

Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband.

So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself. — read the full passage →

Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. — read the full passage →

Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband. — read the full passage →

And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female, — read the full passage →

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

Who will render to every man according to his deeds: — read the full passage →

But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female. — read the full passage →

Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.

Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. — read the full passage →

Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman. — read the full passage →

And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; — read the full passage →

Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. — read the full passage →

And the Pharisees came to him, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? tempting him. — read the full passage →

Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ. — read the full passage →

Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children; — read the full passage →

For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. — read the full passage →

Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:

Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

For with God nothing shall be impossible.

But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:

Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you. — read the full passage →

Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. — read the full passage →

Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. — read the full passage →

Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.

A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; — read the full passage →

Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God. — read the full passage →

Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:

And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female, — read the full passage →

For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: — read the full passage →

For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.

Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, — read the full passage →

Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband. — read the full passage →

Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.

Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: — read the full passage →

And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.

A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; — read the full passage →

Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.

Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,

Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us:

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. — read the full passage →

So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.

Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge. — read the full passage →

Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John: