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 for it;

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.

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

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

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.

Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try 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 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 →

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

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

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.

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 →

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

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

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 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;

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

Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers 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.

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

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

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

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

It hath been said, 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 brawling woman and in a wide house.

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 →

A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.

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

If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, thou shalt put away iniquity far from thy tabernacles. — 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:

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

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

And Samuel died; and all the Israelites were gathered 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 →

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 →

Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.

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

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

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 →

Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. — read the full passage →

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

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.

While they behold your chaste conversation coupled with fear.

Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him; — read the full passage →

If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man’s religion is vain.

Wherefore, my beloved brethren, 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; and them which suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body.

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.

A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, 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 he received of us.

Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.

Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men.

This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.

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

Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.

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

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:

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.

Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.

Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.

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 →

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

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

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

But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat.

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance 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, All men cannot receive this saying, save they to whom it is given.

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.

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 →

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

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.

But now thus saith the Lord 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 →

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.

Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go: — read the full passage →

A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou deliver him, yet thou must do it 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 that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.

A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger. — read the full passage →

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

Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

I know that the Lord will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor.

The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.