Topic
Divorce And Remarrying
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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.
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.
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.
For I hate putting away, saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, and him that covereth his garment with violence, saith Jehovah of hosts: therefore take heed to your spirit, that ye deal not treacherously.
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 →
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.
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.
But unto the married I give charge, yea not I, but the Lord, That the wife depart not from her husband — read the full passage →
For the woman that hath a husband is bound by law to the husband while he liveth; but if the husband die, she is discharged from the law of the husband.
Or are ye ignorant, brethren (for I speak to men who know the law), that the law hath dominion over a man for so long time as he liveth? — read the full passage →
and if she herself shall put away her husband, and marry another, she committeth adultery.
It was said also, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement: — read the full passage →
And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her: — read the full passage →
Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
For the woman that hath a husband is bound by law to the husband while he liveth; but if the husband die, she is discharged from the law of the husband. — read the full passage →
So that they are no more two, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
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 →
Let marriage be had in honor among all, and let the bed be undefiled: for fornicators and adulterers God will judge.
and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, even as God also in Christ forgave you.
And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her:
And he answered and said, Have ye not read, that he who made them from the beginning made them male and female, — read the full passage →
And there came unto him Pharisees, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? trying 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 I say to the unmarried and to widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I. — read the full passage →
And there came unto him Pharisees, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? trying him. — 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 it came to pass when Jesus had finished these words, he departed from Galilee, and came into the borders of Judæa beyond the Jordan; — read the full passage →
Art thou bound unto a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife.
Art thou bound unto a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife. — read the full passage →
Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote: It is good for a man not to touch a woman. — read the full passage →
So then if, while the husband liveth, she be joined to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if the husband die, she is free from the law, so that she is no adulteress, though she be joined to another man.
And there came unto him Pharisees, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? trying him.
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 →
But if any provideth not for his own, and specially his own household, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.
Wherefore if any man is in Christ, he is a new creature: the old things are passed away; behold, they are become new.
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. — read the full passage →
(but should she depart, let her remain unmarried, or else be reconciled to her husband); and that the husband leave not his wife.
But from the beginning of the creation, Male and female made he them. — read the full passage →
And did he not make one, although he had the residue of the Spirit? And wherefore one? He sought a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.
Be not unequally yoked with unbelievers: for what fellowship have righteousness and iniquity? or what communion hath light with darkness?
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 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
And he arose from thence, and cometh into the borders of Judæa and beyond the Jordan: and multitudes come together unto him again; and, as he was wont, he taught them again. — 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?
Take heed that ye do not your righteousness before men, to be seen of them: else ye have no reward with your Father who is in heaven. — read the full passage →
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 →
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;
The bishop therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sober-minded, orderly, given to hospitality, apt to teach;
For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife; and the two shall become one flesh.
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, to the saints that are at Ephesus, and the faithful in Christ Jesus: — read the full passage →
For though I was free from all men, I brought myself under bondage to all, that I might gain the more.
But unto the married I give charge, yea not I, but the Lord, That the wife depart not from her husband — read the full passage →
But, because of fornications, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband. — read the full passage →
Or know ye not that he that is joined to a harlot is one body? for, The twain, saith he, shall become one flesh.
Or know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with men, — read the full passage →
It is actually reported that there is fornication among you, and such fornication as is not even among the Gentiles, that oneof you hath his father’s wife.
And Peter said unto them, Repent ye, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ unto the remission of your sins; and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
And as he passed by, he saw a man blind from his birth. — read the full passage →
And after these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he would not walk in Judæa, because the Jews sought to kill him. — read the full passage →
Give to every one that asketh thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again.
What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
The disciples say unto him, If the case of the man is so with his wife, it is not expedient to marry. — read the full passage →
They say unto him, Why then did Moses command to give a bill of divorcement, and to put her away?
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 →
Judge not, that ye be not judged. — read the full passage →
It was said also, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:
but I say unto you, that every one that looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost its savor, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out and trodden under foot of men.
And this again ye do: ye cover the altar of Jehovah with tears, with weeping, and with sighing, insomuch that he regardeth not the offering any more, neither receiveth it with good will at your hand.
And thy mighty men, O Teman, shall be dismayed, to the end that every one may be cut off from the mount of Esau by slaughter.
Now when these things were done, the princes drew near unto me, saying, The people of Israel, and the priests and the Levites, have not separated themselves from the peoples of the lands, doing according to their abominations, even of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites. — read the full passage →
her former husband, who sent her away, may not take her again to be his wife, after that she is defiled; for that is abomination before Jehovah: and thou shalt not cause the land to sin, which Jehovah thy God giveth thee for an inheritance.
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 →
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.
And Jehovah spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, — read the full passage →
Now these are the ordinances which thou shalt set before them. — read the full passage →
Thou shalt not commit adultery.
And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the ground, and daughters were born unto them, — read the full passage →
And Jehovah God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a help meet for him.
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
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