Deserted Wives

but I say unto you, that every one that putteth away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, maketh her an adulteress: and whosoever shall marry her when she is put away committeth adultery.

Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because Jehovah hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously, though she is thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant. — read the full passage →

Let marriage be had in honor among all, and let the bed be undefiled: for fornicators and adulterers God will judge.

Every one that putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and he that marrieth one that is put away from a husband committeth adultery.

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

casting all your anxiety upon him, because he careth for you.

But if any provideth not for his own, and specially his own household, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.

When a man taketh a wife, and marrieth her, then it shall be, if she find no favor in his eyes, because he hath found some unseemly thing in her, that he shall write her a bill of divorcement, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house. — read the full passage →

For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou dost not commit adultery, but killest, thou art become a transgressor of the law. — read the full passage →

And my God shall supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus. — read the full passage →

The thief cometh not, but that he may steal, and kill, and destroy: I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.

Be ye merciful, even as your Father is merciful. — read the full passage →

For from within, out of the heart of men, evil thoughts proceed, fornications, thefts, murders, adulteries,

And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and he that marrieth her when she is put away committeth adultery.

Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast your pearls before the swine, lest haply they trample them under their feet, and turn and rend you.

Therefore I say unto you, Be not anxious for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than the food, and the body than the raiment? — read the full passage →

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

Behold, Jehovah hath proclaimed unto the end of the earth, Say ye to the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy salvation cometh; behold, his reward is with him, and his recompense before him. — read the full passage →

When a man taketh a wife, and marrieth her, then it shall be, if she find no favor in his eyes, because he hath found some unseemly thing in her, that he shall write her a bill of divorcement, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house. — read the full passage →

but if ye have respect of persons, ye commit sin, being convicted by the law as transgressors. — read the full passage →

So that with good courage we say, The Lord is my helper; I will not fear: What shall man do unto me?

For which cause I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee through the laying on of my hands. — read the full passage →

Be ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children; — read the full passage →

that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; to the end that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, — read the full passage →

and the base things of the world, and the things that are despised, did God choose, yea and the things that are not, that he might bring to nought the things that are: — read the full passage →

For being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and seeking to establish their own, they did not subject themselves to the righteousness of God. — read the full passage →

For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, — read the full passage →

For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. — read the full passage →

And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may be with you for ever, — read the full passage →

Judge not according to appearance, but judge righteous judgment.

And Jesus answering spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath, or not? — read the full passage →

But in vain do they worship me, Teachingas theirdoctrines the precepts of men. — read the full passage →

And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.

Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? or is thine eye evil, because I am good? — read the full passage →

He saith unto them, Moses for your hardness of heart suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it hath not been so.

And if thy brother sin against thee, go, show him his fault between thee and him alone: if he hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. — read the full passage →

How think ye? if any man have a hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and go unto the mountains, and seek that which goeth astray? — read the full passage →

See that ye despise not one of these little ones: for I say unto you, that in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father who is in heaven.

And he saith unto them, Because of your little faith: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.

All things therefore whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, even so do ye also unto them: for this is the law and the prophets.

Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast your pearls before the swine, lest haply they trample them under their feet, and turn and rend you. — read the full passage →

Judge not, that ye be not judged. — read the full passage →

But seek ye first his kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. — read the full passage →

Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.

And the land that was desolate shall be tilled, whereas it was a desolation in the sight of all that passed by. — read the full passage →

I will feed them with good pasture; and upon the mountains of the height of Israel shall their fold be: there shall they lie down in a good fold; and on fat pasture shall they feed upon the mountains of Israel. — read the full passage →

For thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I myself, even I, will search for my sheep, and will seek them out. — read the full passage →

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith Jehovah, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope in your latter end. — read the full passage →

Thus saith Jehovah, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches; — read the full passage →

Thou shalt also be a crown of beauty in the hand of Jehovah, and a royal diadem in the hand of thy God. — read the full passage →

The Spirit of the Lord Jehovah is upon me; because Jehovah hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; — read the full passage →

let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; and let him return unto Jehovah, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. — read the full passage →

For Jehovah hath comforted Zion; he hath comforted all her waste places, and hath made her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of Jehovah; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody.

Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me. — read the full passage →

But Zion said, Jehovah hath forsaken me, and the Lord hath forgotten me. — read the full passage →

Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old. — read the full passage →

They help every one his neighbor; and every one saith to his brother, Be of good courage.

He will feed his flock like a shepherd, he will gather the lambs in his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and will gently lead those that have their young.

The voice of one that crieth, Prepare ye in the wilderness the way of Jehovah; make level in the desert a highway for our God. — read the full passage →

And the Spirit of Jehovah shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of Jehovah. — read the full passage →

Woe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and to the writers that write perverseness; — read the full passage →

The curse of Jehovah is in the house of the wicked; But he blesseth the habitation of the righteous. — read the full passage →

My son, despise not the chastening of Jehovah; Neither be weary of his reproof: — read the full passage →

Jehovah is high above all nations, And his glory above the heavens. — read the full passage →

He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. — read the full passage →

God be merciful unto us, and bless us, And cause his face to shine upon us; [Selah — read the full passage →

God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble. — read the full passage →

Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, Who did eat of my bread, Hath lifted up his heel against me. — read the full passage →

I have seen the wicked in great power, And spreading himself like a green tree in its native soil. — read the full passage →

Lord, how long wilt thou look on? Rescue my soul from their destructions, My darling from the lions. — read the full passage →

And my soul shall be joyful in Jehovah: It shall rejoice in his salvation. — read the full passage →

Jehovah is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart, And saveth such as are of a contrite spirit.

The righteous cried, and Jehovah heard, And delivered them out of all their troubles. — read the full passage →

Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: Save me in thy lovingkindness. — read the full passage →

When my father and my mother forsake me, Then Jehovah will take me up. — read the full passage →

Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: Thou hast anointed my head with oil; My cup runneth over. — read the full passage →

Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the princes of the fathers’housesof the children of Israel, unto king Solomon in Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant of Jehovah out of the city of David, which is Zion. — read the full passage →

But Jehovah said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have rejected him: for Jehovah seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but Jehovah looketh on the heart.

And Naomi said unto her daughter-in-law, Blessed be he of Jehovah, who hath not left off his kindness to the living and to the dead. And Naomi said unto her, The man is nigh of kin unto us, one of our near kinsmen.

and ye have seen all that Jehovah your God hath done unto all these nations because of you; for Jehovah your God, he it is that hath fought for you.

Be strong and of good courage, fear not, nor be affrighted at them: for Jehovah thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.

When thou beatest thine olive-tree, thou shalt not go over the boughs again: it shall be for the sojourner, for the fatherless, and for the widow. — read the full passage →

For Jehovah your God, he is God of gods, and Lord of lords, the great God, the mighty, and the terrible, who regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward. — read the full passage →

And a sojourner shalt thou not wrong, neither shalt thou oppress him: for ye were sojourners in the land of Egypt. — read the full passage →

And she conceived again, and bare a son: and said, Because Jehovah hath heard that I am hated, he hath therefore given me this son also: and she called his name Simeon.

And he said, Blessed be Jehovah, the God of my master Abraham, who hath not forsaken his lovingkindness and his truth toward my master: as for me, Jehovah hath led me in the way to the house of my master’s brethren.

And she called the name of Jehovah that spake unto her, Thou art a God that seeth: for she said, Have I even here looked after him that seeth me? — read the full passage →

But ye are an elect race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, that ye may show forth the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvellous light: — 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. — read the full passage →

My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: — read the full passage →

I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd layeth down his life for the sheep. — read the full passage →

And there came unto him Pharisees, trying him, and saying, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause? — read the full passage →

For out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, railings:

Hear the word of Jehovah, ye children of Israel; for Jehovah hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor goodness, nor knowledge of God in the land. — read the full passage →

Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, Who did eat of my bread, Hath lifted up his heel against me.

If he take him another wife; her food, her raiment, and her duty of marriage, shall he not diminish. — read the full passage →

and the rib, which Jehovah God had taken from the man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.

They say, If a man put away his wife, and she go from him, and become another man’s, will he return unto her again? will not that land be greatly polluted? But thou hast played the harlot with many lovers; yet return again to me, saith Jehovah. — read the full passage →

But there shall be no gloom to her that was in anguish. In the former time he brought into contempt the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali; but in the latter time hath he made it glorious, by the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations. — read the full passage →

Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy pain and thy conception; in pain thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.