Being A Husband

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

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

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.

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

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 →

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

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;

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.

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

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

But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine: — 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.

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

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?

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

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

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: — read the full passage →

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.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, — 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;

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

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.

Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.

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

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

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

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

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

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 →

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:

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

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.

To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.

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:

And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.

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

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

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

Neither give place to the devil.

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

Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. — read the full passage →

But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee: — read the full passage →

Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.

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

Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not. — 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 →

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

The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things; — read the full passage →

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

Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. — 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.

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

But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

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

Even as Sara obeyed Abraham, calling him lord: whose daughters ye are, as long as ye do well, and are not afraid with any amazement.

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

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

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.

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 →

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

That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, — read the full passage →

For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.

He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.

Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,

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

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children,

Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.

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