Betrothal

for I am zealous for you with zeal of God, for I did betroth you to one husband, a pure virgin, to present to Christ,

And betrothed thee to Me in faithfulness, And thou hast known Jehovah.

And I have betrothed thee to Me to the age, And betrothed thee to Me in righteousness, And in judgment, and kindness, and mercies,

And Jacob loveth Rachel, and saith, `I serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter:' — read the full passage →

And of Jesus Christ, the birth was thus: For his mother Mary having been betrothed to Joseph, before their coming together she was found to have conceived from the Holy Spirit,

`for this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined to his wife, and they shall be--the two--for one flesh;'

`And I say to you, that, whoever may put away his wife, if not for whoredom, and may marry another, doth commit adultery; and he who did marry her that hath been put away, doth commit adultery.'

and because of the whoredom let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her proper husband;

to a virgin, betrothed to a man, whose name <FI>is<Fi> Joseph, of the house of David, and the name of the virgin <FI>is<Fi> Mary.

for the married woman to the living husband hath been bound by law, and if the husband may die, she hath been free from the law of the husband;

`When there is a damsel, a virgin, betrothed to a man, and a man hath found her in a city, and lain with her; — read the full passage →

In like manner, the wives, be ye subject to your own husbands, that even if certain are disobedient to the word, through the conversation of the wives, without the word, they may be won,

this secret is great, and I speak in regard to Christ and to the assembly;

but even as the assembly is subject to Christ, so also <FI>are<Fi> the wives to their own husbands in everything.

because the husband is head of the wife, as also the Christ <FI>is<Fi> head of the assembly, and he is saviour of the body,

Become, then, followers of God, as children beloved, — read the full passage →

and if I go on and prepare for you a place, again do I come, and will receive you unto myself, that where I am ye also may be;

but I--I say to you, that whoever may put away his wife, save for the matter of whoredom, doth make her to commit adultery; and whoever may marry her who hath been put away doth commit adultery.

`When a man findeth a damsel, a virgin who is not betrothed, and hath caught her, and lain with her, and they have been found, — read the full passage →

therefore doth a man leave his father and his mother, and hath cleaved unto his wife, and they have become one flesh.

but ye also, every one in particular--let each his own wife so love as himself, and the wife--that she may reverence the husband.

And concerning the things of which ye wrote to me: good <FI>it is<Fi> for a man not to touch a woman, — read the full passage →

So that, my brethren, ye also were made dead to the law through the body of the Christ, for your becoming another's, who out of the dead was raised up, that we might bear fruit to God;

And of Jesus Christ, the birth was thus: For his mother Mary having been betrothed to Joseph, before their coming together she was found to have conceived from the Holy Spirit, — read the full passage →

And I have betrothed thee to Me to the age, And betrothed thee to Me in righteousness, And in judgment, and kindness, and mercies, — read the full passage →

and cometh up and declareth to his father, and to his mother, and saith, `A woman I have seen in Timnath, of the daughters of the Philistines; and now, take her for me for a wife.'

And Samson goeth down to Timnath, and seeth a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines, — read the full passage →

`A woman thou dost betroth, and another man doth lie with her; a house thou dost build, and dost not dwell in it; a vineyard thou dost plant, and dost not make it common;

`When a man taketh a wife, and hath gone in unto her, and hated her, — read the full passage →

And he saith to me, `Write: Happy <FI>are<Fi> they who to the supper of the marriage of the Lamb have been called;' and he saith to me, `These <FI>are<Fi> the true words of God;'

may we rejoice and exult, and give the glory to Him, because come did the marriage of the Lamb, and his wife did make herself ready;

may we rejoice and exult, and give the glory to Him, because come did the marriage of the Lamb, and his wife did make herself ready; — read the full passage →

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John,

And the Pharisees came near to him, tempting him, and saying to him, `Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?'

`And it was said, That whoever may put away his wife, let him give to her a writing of divorce; — read the full passage →

`Say ye to your brethren--Ammi, And to your sisters--Ruhamah.

`When a man doth take a wife, and hath married her, and it hath been, if she doth not find grace in his eyes (for he hath found in her nakedness of anything), and he hath written for her a writing of divorce, and given <FI>it<Fi> into her hand, and sent her out of his house, — read the full passage →

`And if in a field the man find the damsel who is betrothed, and the man hath laid hold on her, and lain with her, then hath the man who hath lain with her died alone; — read the full passage →

The husbands, in like manner, dwelling with <FI>them<Fi> , according to knowledge, as to a weaker vessel--to the wife--imparting honour, as also being heirs together of the grace of life, that your prayers be not hindered.

honourable <FI>is<Fi> the marriage in all, and the bed undefiled, and whoremongers and adulterers God shall judge.

for the law of the Spirit of the life in Christ Jesus did set me free from the law of the sin and of the death;

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during. — read the full passage →

to enrol himself with Mary his betrothed wife, being with child.

And Mary said unto the messenger, `How shall this be, seeing a husband I do not know?' — read the full passage →

And in the sixth month was the messenger Gabriel sent by God, to a city of Galilee, the name of which <FI>is<Fi> Nazareth, — read the full passage →

and having taken the cup, and having given thanks, he gave to them, saying, `Drink ye of it--all; — read the full passage →

and having opened his mouth, he was teaching them, saying:

And having seen the multitudes, he went up to the mount, and he having sat down, his disciples came to him, — read the full passage →

and Joseph her husband being righteous, and not willing to make her an example, did wish privately to send her away.

Turn back, O backsliding sons, An affirmation of Jehovah. For I have ruled over you, And taken you one of a city, and two of a family, And have brought you to Zion,

For a Child hath been born to us, A Son hath been given to us, And the princely power is on his shoulder, And He doth call his name Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, Father of Eternity, Prince of Peace.

having beheld your pure behaviour in fear,

and a woman I do not suffer to teach, nor to rule a husband, but to be in quietness,

For I wish you to know how great a conflict I have for you and those in Laodicea, and as many as have not seen my face in the flesh, — read the full passage →

and walk in love, as also the Christ did love us, and did give himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for an odour of a sweet smell,

and be not conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, for your proving what <FI>is<Fi> the will of God--the good, and acceptable, and perfect.

And in the sixth month was the messenger Gabriel sent by God, to a city of Galilee, the name of which <FI>is<Fi> Nazareth, — read the full passage →

And the Pharisees, having come near, questioned him, if it is lawful for a husband to put away a wife, tempting him,

and the second <FI>is<Fi> like to it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself;

And Jesus said to him, `Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thine understanding--

and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them there.

And Joseph, having risen from the sleep, did as the messenger of the Lord directed him, and received his wife,

And on his thinking of these things, lo, a messenger of the Lord in a dream appeared to him, saying, `Joseph, son of David, thou mayest not fear to receive Mary thy wife, for that which in her was begotten <FI>is<Fi> of the Holy Spirit,

And on his thinking of these things, lo, a messenger of the Lord in a dream appeared to him, saying, `Joseph, son of David, thou mayest not fear to receive Mary thy wife, for that which in her was begotten <FI>is<Fi> of the Holy Spirit, — read the full passage →

And of Jesus Christ, the birth was thus: For his mother Mary having been betrothed to Joseph, before their coming together she was found to have conceived from the Holy Spirit, — read the full passage →

And it hath come to pass in that day, I answer--an affirmation of Jehovah, I answer the heavens, and they answer the earth.

Plead ye with your mother--plead, (For she <FI>is<Fi> not My wife, and I <FI>am<Fi> not her husband,) And she turneth her whoredoms from before her, And her adulteries from between her breasts,

And they do not teach any more Each his neighbour, and each his brother, Saying, Know ye Jehovah, For they all know Me, from their least unto their greatest, An affirmation of Jehovah; For I pardon their iniquity, And of their sin I make mention no more.

For this <FI>is<Fi> the covenant that I make, With the house of Israel, after those days, An affirmation of Jehovah, I have given My law in their inward part, And on their heart I do write it, And I have been to them for God, And they are to me for a people.

It is not said of thee any more, `Forsaken!' And of thy land it is not said any more, `Desolate,' For to thee is cried, `My delight <FI>is<Fi> in her,' And to thy land, `Married,' For Jehovah hath delighted in thee, And thy land is married.

`And who <FI>is<Fi> the man that hath betrothed a woman, and hath not taken her? --let him go and turn back to his house, lest he die in battle, and another man take her.

and I heard as the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, `Alleluia! because reign did the Lord God--the Almighty! — read the full passage →

Be mindful of those leading you, who did speak to you the word of God, whose faith--considering the issue of the behaviour--be imitating,

`for this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined to his wife, and they shall be--the two--for one flesh;' — read the full passage →

The husbands! love your own wives, as also the Christ did love the assembly, and did give himself for it,

also filthiness, and foolish talking, or jesting, --the things not fit--but rather thanksgiving;

Tell me, ye who are willing to be under law, the law do ye not hear? — read the full passage →

and these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, they received the word with all readiness of mind, every day examining the Writings whether those things were so;

in the house of my Father are many mansions; and if not, I would have told you; I go on to prepare a place for you;

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during.

And it came to pass in those days, there went forth a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world be enrolled-- — read the full passage →

And Mary said, `Lo, the maid-servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to thy saying,' and the messenger went away from her.

And the messenger said to her, `Fear not, Mary, for thou hast found favour with God; — read the full passage →

And the messenger having come in unto her, said, `Hail, favoured one, the Lord <FI>is<Fi> with thee; blessed <FI>art<Fi> thou among women;' — read the full passage →

`Then shall the reign of the heavens be likened to ten virgins, who, having taken their lamps, went forth to meet the bridegroom; — read the full passage →

so that they are no more two, but one flesh; what therefore God did join together, let no man put asunder.'

And all this hath come to pass, that it may be fulfilled that was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, — read the full passage →

Abraham begat Isaac, and Isaac begat Jacob, and Jacob begat Judah and his brethren,

`And a man who lieth with a male as one lieth with a woman; abomination both of them have done; they are certainly put to death; their blood <FI>is<Fi> on them.

and I, John, saw the holy city--new Jerusalem--coming down from God out of the heaven, made ready as a bride adorned for her husband;

because true and righteous <FI>are<Fi> His judgments, because He did judge the great whore who did corrupt the earth in her whoredom, and He did avenge the blood of His servants at her hand;'

And I saw, and lo, a Lamb having stood upon the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty-four thousands, having the name of his Father written upon their foreheads; — read the full passage →

each, according as he received a gift, to one another ministering it, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God; — read the full passage →

And the messenger answering said to her, `The Holy Spirit shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee, therefore also the holy-begotten thing shall be called Son of God;

having gone, then, disciple all the nations, (baptizing them--to the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, — read the full passage →

`The reign of the heavens was likened to a man, a king, who made marriage-feasts for his son,

And on their having withdrawn, lo, a messenger of the Lord doth appear in a dream to Joseph, saying, `Having risen, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and be thou there till I may speak to thee, for Herod is about to seek the child to destroy him.'

and did not know her till she brought forth her son--the first-born, and he called his name Jesus.

and Joseph her husband being righteous, and not willing to make her an example, did wish privately to send her away. — read the full passage →

Lest I strip her naked. And have set her up as <FI>in<Fi> the day of her birth, And have made her as a wilderness, And have set her as a dry land, And have put her to death with thirst.