Abusive Marriages

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

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

Ye husbands, in like manner, dwell withyour wivesaccording to knowledge, giving honor unto the woman, as unto the weaker vessel, as being also joint-heirs of the grace of life; to the end that your prayers be not hindered.

to speak evil of no man, not to be contentious, to be gentle, showing all meekness toward all men.

Even so ought husbands also to love their own wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his own wife loveth himself:

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

Beloved, believe not every spirit, but prove the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him;

But to the rest say I, not the Lord: If any brother hath an unbelieving wife, and she is content to dwell with him, let him not leave her. — read the full passage →

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

A soft answer turneth away wrath; But a grievous word stirreth up anger.

For I hate putting away, saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, and him that covereth his garment with violence, saith Jehovah of hosts: therefore take heed to your spirit, that ye deal not treacherously.

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

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

And if thy right eye causeth thee to stumble, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not thy whole body be cast into hell.

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

In like manner, ye wives, bein subjection to your own husbands; that, even if any obey not the word, they may without the word be gained by the behavior of their wives;

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

Let marriage be had in honor among all, and let the bed be undefiled: for fornicators and adulterers God will judge.

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.

Even so ought husbands also to love their own wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his own wife loveth himself: — read the full passage →

but I say unto you, that every one that putteth away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, maketh her an adulteress: and whosoever shall marry her when she is put away committeth adultery.

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

(but should she depart, let her remain unmarried, or else be reconciled to her husband); and that the husband leave not his wife.

Every one that putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and he that marrieth one that is put away from a husband committeth adultery.

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

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

In like manner, ye wives, bein subjection to your own husbands; that, even if any obey not the word, they may without the word be gained by the behavior of their wives; — read the full passage →

A continual dropping in a very rainy day And a contentious woman are alike:

A worthy woman is the crown of her husband; But she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.

If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, If thou put away unrighteousness far from thy tents. — read the full passage →

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

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, to the saints that are at Ephesus, and the faithful in Christ Jesus: — read the full passage →

Jehovah trieth the righteous; But the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.

And Samuel died; and all Israel gathered themselves together, and lamented him, and buried him in his house at Ramah. And David arose, and went down to the wilderness of Paran. — read the full passage →

In like manner, ye wives, bein subjection to your own husbands; that, even if any obey not the word, they may without the word be gained by the behavior of their wives; — read the full passage →

out of the same mouth cometh forth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.

Wives, be in subjection unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.

But unto the married I give charge, yea not I, but the Lord, That the wife depart not from her husband — read the full passage →

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

And if thy brother sin against thee, go, show him his fault between thee and him alone: if he hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. — read the full passage →

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

Finally, be ye all likeminded, compassionate, loving as brethren, tenderhearted, humbleminded:

but let it be the hidden man of the heart, in the incorruptible apparel of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.

beholding your chaste behaviorcoupledwith fear.

My brethren, if any among you err from the truth, and one convert him; — read the full passage →

If any man thinketh himself to be religious, while he bridleth not his tongue but deceiveth his heart, this man’s religion is vain.

Ye knowthis, my beloved brethren. But let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: — read the full passage →

Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; them that are ill-treated, as being yourselves also in the body.

But if any provideth not for his own, and specially his own household, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.

The bishop therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sober-minded, orderly, given to hospitality, apt to teach;

Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which they received of us.

prove all things; hold fast that which is good;

And we exhort you, brethren, admonish the disorderly, encourage the fainthearted, support the weak, be longsuffering toward all.

This mystery is great: but I speak in regard of Christ and of the church.

Let no man deceive you with empty words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the sons of disobedience.

nor filthiness, nor foolish talking, or jesting, which are not befitting: but rather giving of thanks.

and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, even as God also in Christ forgave you.

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and railing, be put away from you, with all malice:

Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is good for edifying as the need may be, that it may give grace to them that hear.

Brethren, even if a man be overtaken in any trespass, ye who are spiritual, restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; looking to thyself, lest thou also be tempted.

Be not deceived: Evil companionships corrupt good morals.

If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal. — read the full passage →

For the unbelieving husband is sanctified in the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified in the brother: else were your children unclean; but now are they holy.

But unto the married I give charge, yea not I, but the Lord, That the wife depart not from her husband

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

but as it is, I wrote unto you not to keep company, if any man that is named a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such a one no, not to eat.

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, Because he anointed me to preach good tidings to the poor: He hath sent me to proclaim release to the captives, And recovering of sight to the blind, To set at liberty them that are bruised, — read the full passage →

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

But he said unto them, Not all men can receive this saying, but they to whom it is given.

And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and he that marrieth her when she is put away committeth adultery.

And it came to pass when Jesus had finished these words, he departed from Galilee, and came into the borders of Judæa beyond the Jordan; — read the full passage →

Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.

And I saw, when, for this very cause that backsliding Israel had committed adultery, I had put her away and given her a bill of divorcement, yet treacherous Judah her sister feared not; but she also went and played the harlot.

But now thus saith Jehovah that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel: Fear not, for I have redeemed thee; I have called thee by thy name, thou art mine. — read the full passage →

Jehovah will enter into judgment with the elders of his people, and the princes thereof: It is ye that have eaten up the vineyard; the spoil of the poor is in your houses:

Make no friendship with a man that is given to anger; And with a wrathful man thou shalt not go: — read the full passage →

A man of great wrath shall bear the penalty; For if thou deliver him, thou must do it yet again.

Death and life are in the power of the tongue; And they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, But the end thereof are the ways of death.

A soft answer turneth away wrath; But a grievous word stirreth up anger. — read the full passage →

The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life; But violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

Blessings are upon the head of the righteous; But violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

I know that Jehovah will maintain the cause of the afflicted, And justice for the needy.

Jehovah is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart, And saveth such as are of a contrite spirit.