About Marriages

Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

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

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

Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the Lord.

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 →

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

House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife is from the Lord.

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

Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour. — read the full passage →

Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because the Lord hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously: yet is she thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant. — read the full passage →

Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies. — read the full passage →

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

Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because the Lord hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously: yet is she thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant. — read the full passage →

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

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

So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. — 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 →

Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies. — read the full passage →

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 →

Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies. — read the full passage →

I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, guide the house, give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully.

And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery.

It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement: — read the full passage →

If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.

Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.

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

And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. — 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.

And the rib, which the Lord God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. — read the full passage →

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

Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?

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 →

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.

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 →

But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart. A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases: but God hath called us to peace.

The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause? — read the full passage →

Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame. — read the full passage →

And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.

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

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

Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.

A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.

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

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

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.

So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.

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

When a man hath taken a new wife, he shall not go out to war, neither shall he be charged with any business: but he shall be free at home one year, and shall cheer up his wife which he hath taken.

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

Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.

From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.

It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.

And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.

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

And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.

Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. — 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.

Gather yourselves together, yea, gather together, O nation not desired; — read the full passage →

And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. — read the full passage →

Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.

That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children, — read the full passage →

All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity; — read the full passage →

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 →

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

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

And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.

And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.

Let all your things be done with charity.

Defraud ye not one the other, except it be with consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency.

And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her.

What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.

He saith unto them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so.

And great multitudes followed him; and he healed them there. — read the full passage →

Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.

For as a young man marrieth a virgin, so shall thy sons marry thee: and as the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, so shall thy God rejoice over thee.

And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.

A man’s heart deviseth his way: but the Lord directeth his steps.

Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.

I waited patiently for the Lord; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.

And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

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 →

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

Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.

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.

The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.

But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.

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

And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh. — 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.

For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from their mother’s womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven’s sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it.

Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.

The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?

And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these sayings, he departed from Galilee, and came into the coasts of Judea beyond Jordan; — read the full passage →

Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery: — read the full passage →