Being Evenly Yoked

Be not unequally yoked with unbelievers: for what fellowship have righteousness and iniquity? or what communion hath light with darkness?

But know this, that in the last days grievous times shall come. — read the full passage →

Be not unequally yoked with unbelievers: for what fellowship have righteousness and iniquity? or what communion hath light with darkness? — read the full passage →

A wife is bound for so long time as her husband liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is free to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.

neither shalt thou make marriages with them; thy daughter thou shalt not give unto his son, nor his daughter shalt thou take unto thy son. — read the full passage →

holding a form of godliness, but having denied the power thereof: from these also turn away.

Be not unequally yoked with unbelievers: for what fellowship have righteousness and iniquity? or what communion hath light with darkness? — 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;

To him therefore that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.

Wherefore Come ye out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, And touch no unclean thing; And I will receive you,

But I say to the unmarried and to widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I.

And working together with him we entreat also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain — read the full passage →

Be not deceived: Evil companionships corrupt good morals.

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

He isa trafficker, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress.

Thou shalt not plow with an ox and an ass together.

Whosoever goeth onward and abideth not in the teaching of Christ, hath not God: he that abideth in the teaching, the same hath both the Father and the Son.

Be not ye therefore partakers with them;

And what agreement hath a temple of God with idols? for we are a temple of the living God; even as God said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

Ye shall keep my statutes. Thou shalt not let thy cattle gender with a diverse kind: thou shalt not sow thy field with two kinds of seed: neither shall there come upon thee a garment of two kinds of stuff mingled together.

If one of them that believe not biddeth you to a feast, and ye are disposed to go; whatsoever is set before you, eat, asking no question for conscience’ sake.

I pray not that thou shouldest take them from the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil one.

For no word from God shall be void of power.

for he that giveth him greeting partaketh in his evil works.

For many deceivers are gone forth into the world, even they that confess not that Jesus Christ cometh in the flesh. This is the deceiver and the antichrist. — read the full passage →

but sanctify in your hearts Christ as Lord: being ready always to give answer to every man that asketh you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, yet with meekness and fear:

I chargetheein the sight of God, and of Christ Jesus, who shall judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom: — read the full passage →

In nothing be anxious; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what portion hath a believer with an unbeliever?

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.

If ye love me, ye will keep my commandments.

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.

But seek ye first his kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

Shall two walk together, except they have agreed?

A worthy woman who can find? For her price is far above rubies. — read the full passage →

and have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather even reprove them;

Depart ye, depart ye, go ye out from thence, touch no unclean thing; go ye out of the midst of her; cleanse yourselves, ye that bear the vessels of Jehovah.

He that overcometh shall inherit these things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.

And will be to you a Father, And ye shall be to me sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.

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 →

Yea, I beseech thee also, true yokefellow, help these women, for they labored with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and the rest of my fellow-workers, whose names are in the book of life.

for by grace have ye been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; — read the full passage →

by which also ye are saved, if ye hold fast the word which I preached unto you, except ye believed in vain.

Only, as the Lord hath distributed to each man, as God hath called each, so let him walk. And so ordain I in all the churches.

And the woman that hath an unbelieving husband, and he is content to dwell with her, let her not leave her husband.

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 →

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

But if they have not continency, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.

Yet I would that all men were even as I myself. Howbeit each man hath his own gift from God, one after this manner, and another after that.

But this I say by way of concession, not of commandment.

The wife hath not power over her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband hath not power over his own body, but the wife.

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

But, because of fornications, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband.

but brother goeth to law with brother, and that before unbelievers?

And this is the judgment, that the light is come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light; for their works were evil.

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 →

But for the fearful, and unbelieving, and abominable, and murderers, and fornicators, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, their part shall be in the lake that burneth with fire and brimstone; which is the second death.

And he that sitteth on the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he saith, Write: for these words are faithful and true.

and he shall wipe away every tear from their eyes; and death shall be no more; neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain, any more: the first things are passed away.

And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth are passed away; and the sea is no more. — read the full passage →

Every scripture inspired of God is also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness:

If then ye were raised together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated on the right hand of God. — read the full passage →

For I would have you know how greatly I strive for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; — read the full passage →

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother, — read the full passage →

doing nothing through faction or through vainglory, but in lowliness of mind each counting other better than himself; — read the full passage →

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. — read the full passage →

we are of good courage, I say, and are willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be at home with the Lord. — read the full passage →

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

But ye shall receive power, when the Holy Spirit is come upon you: and ye shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judæa and Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life: no one cometh unto the Father, but by me.

For neither doth the Father judge any man, but he hath given all judgment unto the Son;

God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship in spirit and truth.

for where thy treasure is, there will thy heart be also.

Even so let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

And furthermore, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh. — read the full passage →

Her children rise up, and call her blessed; Her husbandalso, and he praiseth her, saying:

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

Trust in Jehovah with all thy heart, And lean not upon thine own understanding:

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

For we know that if the earthly house of our tabernacle be dissolved, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal, in the heavens. — read the full passage →

I wrote unto you in my epistle to have no company with fornicators;

Now we that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves. — read the full passage →

And Elijah came near unto all the people, and said, How long go ye limping between the two sides? if Jehovah be God, follow him; but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word.

And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to the whole creation.

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

for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;

When I break your staff of bread, ten women shall bake your bread in one oven, and they shall deliver your bread again by weight: and ye shall eat, and not be satisfied.

Beloved, imitate not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doeth good is of God: he that doeth evil hath not seen God.

Grace, mercy, peace shall be with us, from God the Father, and from Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.

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.

beholding your chaste behaviorcoupledwith fear.

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 adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? Whosoever therefore would be a friend of the world maketh himself an enemy of God.

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 walk in love, even as Christ also loved you, and gave himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for an odor of a sweet smell.

wherein ye once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the powers of the air, of the spirit that now worketh in the sons of disobedience;

by glory and dishonor, by evil report and good report; as deceivers, and yet true;

in pureness, in knowledge, in longsuffering, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in love unfeigned,