Divorcing An Unbeliever

Yet if the unbeliever departs, let there be separation. The brother or the sister is not under bondage in such cases, but God has called us in peace.

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

But to the rest I—not the Lord—say, if any brother has an unbelieving wife, and she is content to live with him, let him not leave her. — read the full passage →

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 →

“It was also said, ‘Whoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorce,’ — read the full passage →

So that they are no more two, but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, don’t let man tear apart.”

For I hate divorce”, says Yahweh, the God of Israel, “and him who covers his garment with violence!” says Yahweh of Armies. “Therefore take heed to your spirit, that you don’t deal treacherously.

But to the married I command—not I, but the Lord—that the wife not leave her husband

But to the rest I—not the Lord—say, if any brother has an unbelieving wife, and she is content to live with him, let him not leave her. — read the full passage →

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

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.

But to the rest I—not the Lord—say, if any brother has an unbelieving wife, and she is content to live with him, let him not leave her. — read the full passage →

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.”

In the same way, wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; so that, even if any don’t obey the Word, they may be won by the behavior of their wives without a word;

For the unbelieving husband is sanctified in the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified in the husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but now they are holy.

But to the rest I—not the Lord—say, if any brother has an unbelieving wife, and she is content to live with him, let him not leave her.

This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John,

Yet if the unbeliever departs, let there be separation. The brother or the sister is not under bondage in such cases, but God has called us in peace. — read the full passage →

Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes, — read the full passage →

Do two walk together, unless they have agreed?

The woman who has an unbelieving husband, and he is content to live with her, let her not leave her husband.

Don’t be unequally yoked with unbelievers, for what fellowship have righteousness and iniquity? Or what fellowship has light with darkness? — read the full passage →

Pharisees came to him, testing him, and saying, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?” — read the full passage →

But I would have you know that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is the man, and the head of Christ is God.

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.

Don’t be deceived! “Evil companionships corrupt good morals.”

Only, as the Lord has distributed to each man, as God has called each, so let him walk. So I command in all the assemblies.

If it is possible, as much as it is up to you, be at peace with all men.

but I tell you that whoever puts away his wife, except for the cause of sexual immorality, makes her an adulteress; and whoever marries her when she is put away commits adultery.

In the same way, wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; so that, even if any don’t obey the Word, they may be won by the behavior of their wives without a word; — read the full passage →

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith, — read the full passage →

What agreement has a temple of God with idols? For you 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 will be my people.”

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

Everyone who divorces his wife, and marries another, commits adultery. He who marries one who is divorced from a husband commits adultery.

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.

When Jesus had finished these words, he departed from Galilee, and came into the borders of Judea beyond the Jordan. — read the full passage →

“If your brother sins against you, go, show him his fault between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained back your brother. — read the full passage →

When Solomon was old, his wives turned away his heart after other gods; and his heart was not perfect with Yahweh his God, as was the heart of David his father.

But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ, his Son, cleanses us from all sin.

Let a woman learn in quietness with all subjection.

For how do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband? Or how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife?

(but if she departs, let her remain unmarried, or else be reconciled to her husband), and that the husband not leave his wife.

But to the married I command—not I, but the Lord—that the wife not leave her husband — read the full passage →

When a man takes a wife and marries her, then it shall be, if she finds no favor in his eyes, because he has found some unseemly thing in her, that he shall write her a bill of divorce, and put it in her hand, and send her out of his house. — read the full passage →

Don’t be unequally yoked with unbelievers, for what fellowship have righteousness and iniquity? Or what fellowship has light with darkness? — read the full passage →

Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, set apart for the Good News of God, — read the full passage →

Seeing the multitudes, he went up onto the mountain. When he had sat down, his disciples came to him. — read the full passage →

Therefore “‘Come out from among them, and be separate,’ says the Lord. ‘Touch no unclean thing. I will receive you.

Yet if the unbeliever departs, let there be separation. The brother or the sister is not under bondage in such cases, but God has called us in peace. — read the full passage →

The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but he who is wise listens to counsel.

Yahweh God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make him a helper comparable to him.”

The heavens, the earth, and all their vast array were finished. — read the full passage →

In the same way, wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; so that, even if any don’t obey the Word, they may be won by the behavior of their wives without a word; — read the full passage →

To him therefore who knows to do good, and doesn’t do it, to him it is sin.

Do all things without murmurings and disputes,

Therefore other languages are for a sign, not to those who believe, but to the unbelieving; but prophesying is for a sign, not to the unbelieving, but to those who believe. — read the full passage →

No temptation has taken you except what is common to man. God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted above what you are able, but will with the temptation also make the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.

Yet I wish that all men were like me. However each man has his own gift from God, one of this kind, and another of that kind.

Don’t be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is the good, well-pleasing, and perfect will of God.

Jesus answered him, “You don’t know what I am doing now, but you will understand later.”

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

For everything spoken by God is possible.”

He said to them, “Whoever divorces his wife, and marries another, commits adultery against her. — read the full passage →

and said, ‘For this cause a man shall leave his father and mother, and shall join to his wife; and the two shall become one flesh?’

But seek first God’s Kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well.

Confess your offenses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The insistent prayer of a righteous person is powerfully effective.

Now faith is assurance of things hoped for, proof of things not seen.

For I desire to have you know how greatly I struggle for you, and for those 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 →

Now there are various kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit.

Whether therefore you eat, or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.

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

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.

The thief only comes to steal, kill, and destroy. I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.

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

They said, “Moses allowed a certificate of divorce to be written, and to divorce her.”

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

neither shall you make marriages with them. You shall not give your daughter to his son, nor shall you take his daughter for your son.

neither shall you make marriages with them. You shall not give your daughter to his son, nor shall you take his daughter for your son. — read the full passage →

When Yahweh your God brings you into the land where you go to possess it, and casts out many nations before you, the Hittite, the Girgashite, the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, seven nations greater and mightier than you; — read the full passage →

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

If we say that we have fellowship with him and walk in the darkness, we lie, and don’t tell the truth.

His Son is the radiance of his glory, the very image of his substance, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purified us of our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;

Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord.

For you, brothers, were called for freedom. Only don’t use your freedom for gain to the flesh, but through love be servants to one another.

Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I commanded the assemblies of Galatia, you do likewise. — read the full passage →

Let each man stay in that calling in which he was called.

But to the married I command—not I, but the Lord—that the wife not leave her husband — read the full passage →

So then, let us follow after things which make for peace, and things by which we may build one another up.

Therefore I urge you, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service. — read the full passage →

He answered, “Haven’t you read that he who made them from the beginning made them male and female, — read the full passage →

Yet you say, ‘Why?’ Because Yahweh has been witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have dealt treacherously, though she is your companion, and the wife of your covenant.

Trust in Yahweh with all your heart, and don’t lean on your own understanding.

For am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? For if I were still pleasing men, I wouldn’t be a servant of Christ.

They asked him, “Why then did Moses command us to give her a bill of divorce, and divorce her?” — read the full passage →

Trust in Yahweh with all your heart, and don’t lean on your own understanding. — read the full passage →

For there are certain men who crept in secretly, even those who were long ago written about for this condemnation: ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into indecency, and denying our only Master, God, and Lord, Jesus Christ.

Let endurance have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. — read the full passage →

Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and reveal the counsels of the hearts. Then each man will get his praise from God.

But if you had known what this means, ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,’you would not have condemned the guiltless.