Abusive Husbands

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

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.

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

Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.

A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.

But to the rest speak I, not the Lord: If any brother hath a wife that believeth not, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away. — read the full passage →

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

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

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 →

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

O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: because his mercy endureth for ever. — read the full passage →

And did not he make one? Yet had he the residue of the spirit. And wherefore one? That he might seek a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth. — read the full passage →

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

He hath put forth his hands against such as be at peace with him: he hath broken his covenant. — read the full passage →

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 →

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

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.

Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. — read the full passage →

Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: — 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 →

The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife.

Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of the life of thy vanity, which he hath given thee under the sun, all the days of thy vanity: for that is thy portion in this life, and in thy labour which thou takest under the sun.

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

For the Lord, the God of Israel, saith that he hateth putting away: for one covereth violence with his garment, saith the Lord of hosts: therefore take heed to your spirit, that ye deal not treacherously.

And whosoever shall offend one of these little ones that believe in me, it is better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea.

That pant after the dust of the earth on the head of the poor, and turn aside the way of the meek: and a man and his father will go in unto the same maid, to profane my holy name:

And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.

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

There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

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

This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.

But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;

He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.

This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. — 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.

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

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;

We love him, because he first loved us.

And Jesus said, Make the men sit down. Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand.

Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.

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 →

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 →

It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing. — 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.

The Lord will enter into judgment with the ancients of his people, and the princes thereof: for ye have eaten up the vineyard; the spoil of the poor is in your houses.

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

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

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.

When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory. — read the full passage →

But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.

There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.

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

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

And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband:

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

But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.

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.

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

The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the Lord.

James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting. — read the full passage →

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

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:

And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: — read the full passage →

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

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

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.

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 →

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

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.

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

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

See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, — read the full passage →

Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;

Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.

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 →

But to the rest speak I, not the Lord: If any brother hath a wife that believeth not, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away.

Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband. — read the full passage →

The Lord trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.

And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him. — read the full passage →

And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.

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

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 I saw, when for all the causes whereby backsliding Israel committed adultery I had put her away, and given her a bill of divorce; yet her treacherous sister Judah feared not, but went and played the harlot also.

Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.

For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body.

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

And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh?

When a man hath taken a wife, and married her, and it come to pass that she find no favour in his eyes, because he hath found some uncleanness in her: then let him write her a bill of divorcement, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house. — read the full passage →

Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. — read the full passage →

Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.

If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. — read the full passage →

Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:

But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.