Bigamy

Lamech took two wives: the name of the first one was Adah, and the name of the second one was Zillah.

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

“For this cause a man will leave his father and mother, and will be joined to his wife. The two will become one flesh.”

He shall not multiply wives to himself, that his heart not turn away. He shall not greatly multiply to himself silver and gold.

I tell you that whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery; and he who marries her when she is divorced commits adultery.”

Wives, be in subjection to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.

Therefore a man will leave his father and his mother, and will join with his wife, and they will be one flesh.

as free, and not using your freedom for a cloak of wickedness, but as bondservants of God.

The overseer therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sensible, modest, hospitable, good at teaching;

He said to them, “Moses, because of the hardness of your hearts, allowed you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it has not been so.

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

Adam wasn’t deceived, but the woman, being deceived, has fallen into disobedience;

for the sexually immoral, for homosexuals, for slave-traders, for liars, for perjurers, and for any other thing contrary to the sound doctrine;

Servants, obey in all things those who are your masters according to the flesh, not just when they are looking, as men pleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing God.

You husbands, in the same way, live with your wives according to knowledge, giving honor to the woman, as to the weaker vessel, as being also joint heirs of the grace of life; that your prayers may not be hindered.

Husbands, love your wives, and don’t be bitter against them.

A wife is bound by law for as long as her husband lives; but if the husband is dead, she is free to be married to whomever she desires, only in the Lord.

Now concerning the things about which you wrote to me: it is good for a man not to touch a woman. — read the full passage →

Or don’t you know that he who is joined to a prostitute is one body? For, “The two”, he says, “will become one flesh.”

Therefore you need to be in subjection, not only because of the wrath, but also for conscience’ sake.

I gave you your master’s house, and your master’s wives into your bosom, and gave you the house of Israel and of Judah; and if that would have been too little, I would have added to you many more such things.

If he takes another wife to himself, he shall not diminish her food, her clothing, and her marital rights.

God created man in his own image. In God’s image he created him; male and female he created them.

Blessed and holy is he who has part in the first resurrection. Over these, the second death has no power, but they will be priests of God and of Christ, and will reign with him one thousand years.

neither as lording it over those entrusted to you, but making yourselves examples to the flock.

or to governors, as sent by him for vengeance on evildoers and for praise to those who do well.

if anyone is blameless, the husband of one wife, having children who believe, who are not accused of loose or unruly behavior.

If we endure, we will also reign with him. If we deny him, he also will deny us.

(but if a man doesn’t know how to rule his own house, how will he take care of the assembly of God?)

This is a faithful saying: if a man seeks the office of an overseer, he desires a good work.

But I don’t permit a woman to teach, nor to exercise authority over a man, but to be in quietness.

Let a woman learn in quietness with all subjection.

Children, obey your parents in all things, for this pleases the Lord.

Whatever you do, in word or in deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father, through him.

and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

If a woman herself divorces her husband, and marries another, she commits adultery.”

He said to them, “Whoever divorces his wife, and marries another, commits adultery against her.

God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the sky, and over the livestock, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”

who is at the right hand of God, having gone into heaven, angels and authorities and powers being made subject to him.

For this is how the holy women before, who hoped in God also adorned themselves, being in subjection to their own husbands:

but in the hidden person of the heart, in the incorruptible adornment of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God very precious.

Let your beauty be not just the outward adorning of braiding the hair, and of wearing jewels of gold, or of putting on fine clothing;

For this is the will of God, that by well-doing you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:

Therefore subject yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether to the king, as supreme;

Pure religion and undefiled before our God and Father is this: to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained by the world.

Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they watch on behalf of your souls, as those who will give account, that they may do this with joy, and not with groaning, for that would be unprofitable for you.

looking to Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising its shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

though he was a Son, yet learned obedience by the things which he suffered.

But which of the angels has he told at any time, “Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies the footstool of your feet?”

not a drinker, not violent, not greedy for money, but gentle, not quarrelsome, not covetous;

but she will be saved through her childbearing, if they continue in faith, love, and sanctification with sobriety.

For Adam was first formed, then Eve.

But he who does wrong will receive again for the wrong that he has done, and there is no partiality.

knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ.

And whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord, and not for men,

Finally, brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things are honorable, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report; if there is any virtue, and if there is any praise, think about these things.

Therefore God also highly exalted him, and gave to him the name which is above every name;

And being found in human form, he humbled himself, becoming obedient to death, yes, the death of the cross.

Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord. — read the full passage →

There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

Don’t be unequally yoked with unbelievers, for what fellowship have righteousness and iniquity? Or what fellowship has light with darkness?

On the first day of the week, let each one of you save, as he may prosper, that no collections be made when I come.

Nevertheless, neither is the woman independent of the man, nor the man independent of the woman, in the Lord.

For this cause the woman ought to have authority on her head, because of the angels.

for neither was man created for the woman, but woman for the man.

For man is not from woman, but woman from man;

For a man indeed ought not to have his head covered, because he is the image and glory of God, but the woman is the glory of the man.

Or don’t you know that the unrighteous will not inherit the Kingdom of God? Don’t be deceived. Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor male prostitutes, nor homosexuals, — read the full passage →

for he is a servant of God to you for good. But if you do that which is evil, be afraid, for he doesn’t bear the sword in vain; for he is a servant of God, an avenger for wrath to him who does evil.

Therefore he who resists the authority, withstands the ordinance of God; and those who withstand will receive to themselves judgment.

Let every soul be in subjection to the higher authorities, for there is no authority except from God, and those who exist are ordained by God.

So then if, while the husband lives, she is joined to another man, she would be called an adulteress. But if the husband dies, she is free from the law, so that she is no adulteress, though she is joined to another man.

For the woman that has a husband is bound by law to the husband while he lives, but if the husband dies, she is discharged from the law of the husband.

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

For this reason, God gave them up to vile passions. For their women changed the natural function into that which is against nature. — read the full passage →

But after some days, Felix came with Drusilla, his wife, who was a Jewess, and sent for Paul, and heard him concerning the faith in Christ Jesus.

For David, after he had in his own generation served the counsel of God, fell asleep, and was laid with his fathers, and saw decay.

God exalted him with his right hand to be a Prince and a Savior, to give repentance to Israel, and remission of sins.

But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than men.

saying, “Didn’t we strictly command you not to teach in this name? Behold, you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and intend to bring this man’s blood on us.”

Being let go, they came to their own company, and reported all that the chief priests and the elders had said to them.

When Peter saw it, he responded to the people, “You men of Israel, why do you marvel at this man? Why do you fasten your eyes on us, as though by our own power or godliness we had made him walk?

to take part in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas fell away, that he might go to his own place.”

You heard how I told you, ‘I go away, and I come to you.’ If you loved me, you would have rejoiced, because I said ‘I am going to my Father;’ for the Father is greater than I.

I have come in my Father’s name, and you don’t receive me. If another comes in his own name, you will receive him.

I can of myself do nothing. As I hear, I judge, and my judgment is righteous; because I don’t seek my own will, but the will of my Father who sent me.

Jesus therefore answered them, “Most certainly, I tell you, the Son can do nothing of himself, but what he sees the Father doing. For whatever things he does, these the Son also does likewise.

For this cause therefore the Jews sought all the more to kill him, because he not only broke the Sabbath, but also called God his own Father, making himself equal with God.

For Jesus himself testified that a prophet has no honor in his own country.

He first found his own brother, Simon, and said to him, “We have found the Messiah!” (which is, being interpreted, Christ).

From now on, the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God.”

He called ten servants of his, and gave them ten mina coins, and told them, ‘Conduct business until I come.’

But into whatever city you enter, and they don’t receive you, go out into its streets and say, — read the full passage →

Why do you see the speck of chaff that is in your brother’s eye, but don’t consider the beam that is in your own eye?

“It is like a man, traveling to another country, having left his house, and given authority to his servants, and to each one his work, and also commanded the doorkeeper to keep watch.

and the two will become one flesh,so that they are no longer two, but one flesh.

For this cause a man will leave his father and mother, and will join to his wife,

Pharisees came to him testing him, and asked him, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?”

He arose from there and came into the borders of Judea and beyond the Jordan. Multitudes came together to him again. As he usually did, he was again teaching them. — read the full passage →

Watch therefore, for you don’t know the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming.