Having Children Out Of Wedlock

Contend with your mother, contend; for she is not my wife, neither am I her husband; and let her put away her whoredoms from her face, and her adulteries from between her breasts;

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.

But if ye are without chastening, whereof all have been made partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.

Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.

Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, And obtaineth favor of Jehovah.

Give diligence to present thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, handling aright the word of truth.

(Now this man obtained a field with the reward of his iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out.

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.

Putting away therefore all wickedness, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, — 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.

For he that soweth unto his own flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth unto the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap eternal life.

Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father it is your will to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and standeth not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father thereof.

but Jesus went unto the mount of Olives. — read the full passage →

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.

And Jehovah God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a help meet for him.

Wives, be in subjection unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.

Jesus answered and said unto them, Even if I bear witness of myself, my witness is true; for I know whence I came, and whither I go; but ye know not whence I come, or whither I go.

And he said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles have lordship over them; and they that have authority over them are called Benefactors.

I exhort therefore, first of all, that supplications, prayers, intercessions, thanksgivings, be made for all men; — 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.

[And they went every man unto his own house: — read the full passage →

And it came to pass, while they communed and questioned together, that Jesus himself drew near, and went with them.

And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus.

and they shall mock him, and shall spit upon him, and shall scourge him, and shall kill him; and after three days he shall rise again.

And he said unto her, Let the children first be filled: for it is not meet to take the children’s bread and cast it to the dogs.

Therefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: some of them shall ye kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute from city to city:

because of the multitude of the whoredoms of the well-favored harlot, the mistress of witchcrafts, that selleth nations through her whoredoms, and families through her witchcrafts.

I saw the Lord standing beside the altar: and he said, Smite the capitals, that the thresholds may shake; and break them in pieces on the head of all of them; and I will slay the last of them with the sword: there shall not one of them flee away, and there shall not one of them escape.

Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, And wine unto the bitter in soul: — read the full passage →

Praise ye Jehovah. Praise God in his sanctuary: Praise him in the firmament of his power. — 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 →

A bastard shall not enter into the assembly of Jehovah; even to the tenth generation shall none of his enter into the assembly of Jehovah.

and he stood upon the sand of the sea. And I saw a beast coming up out of the sea, having ten horns and seven heads, and on his horns ten diadems, and upon his heads names of blasphemy. — read the full passage →

After these things there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. — read the full passage →

And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there: — read the full passage →

Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to draw up a narrative concerning those matters which have been fulfilled among us,

And Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

Woe to the worthless shepherd that leaveth the flock! the sword shall be upon his arm, and upon his right eye: his arm shall be clean dried up, and his right eye shall be utterly darkened.

Now therefore hear thou the word of Jehovah: Thou sayest, Prophesy not against Israel, and drop not thy word against the house of Isaac;

Hear this word that Jehovah hath spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family which I brought up out of the land of Egypt, saying, — read the full passage →

The diseased have ye not strengthened, neither have ye healed that which was sick, neither have ye bound up that which was broken, neither have ye brought back that which was driven away, neither have ye sought that which was lost; but with force and with rigor have ye ruled over them.

And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying, — read the full passage →

How do ye say, We are wise, and the law of Jehovah is with us? But, behold, the false pen of the scribes hath wrought falsely.

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 →

Train up a child in the way he should go, And even when he is old he will not depart from it.

There are six things which Jehovah hateth; Yea, seven which are an abomination unto him:

Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body. — read the full passage →

In these lay a multitude of them that were sick, blind, halt, withered. — read the full passage →

God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship in spirit and truth.

Now there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: — read the full passage →

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. — read the full passage →

Now they were Mary Magdalene, and Joanna, and Mary the mother of James: and the other women with them told these things unto the apostles.

and returned from the tomb, and told all these things to the eleven, and to all the rest.

And when they led him away, they laid hold upon one Simon of Cyrene, coming from the country, and laid on him the cross, to bear it after Jesus.

But ye shall not be so: but he that is the greater among you, let him become as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that doth serve.

And they went to another village.

And when it was day, he called his disciples; and he chose from them twelve, whom also he named apostles:

Now it came to pass, while the multitude pressed upon him and heard the word of God, that he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret;

And Jesus himself, when he beganto teach, was about thirty years of age, being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Heli,

And Mary said unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?

Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to draw up a narrative concerning those matters which have been fulfilled among us, — read the full passage →

So then the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken unto them, was received up into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God.

He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that disbelieveth shall be condemned.

Now when he was risen early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had cast out seven demons. — read the full passage →

And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, bought spices, that they might come and anoint him.

And it was the third hour, and they crucified him.

And they offered him wine mingled with myrrh: but he received it not.

And they compel one passing by, Simon of Cyrene, coming from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to go with them, that he might bear his cross.

And on the morrow, when they were come out from Bethany, he hungered.

saying, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be delivered unto the chief priests and the scribes; and they shall condemn him to death, and shall deliver him unto the Gentiles:

And if thy foot cause thee to stumble, cut it off: it is good for thee to enter into life halt, rather than having thy two feet to be cast into hell. — read the full passage →

And if thy hand cause thee to stumble, cut it off: it is good for thee to enter into life maimed, rather than having thy two hands to go into hell, into the unquenchable fire. — read the full passage →

and Simon he surnamed Peter;

Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye tithe mint and anise and cummin, and have left undone the weightier matters of the law, justice, and mercy, and faith: but these ye ought to have done, and not to have left the other undone. — read the full passage →

Woe unto you, ye blind guides, that say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor. — read the full passage →

Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte; and when he is become so, ye make him twofold more a son of hell than yourselves.

But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye shut the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye enter not in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering in to enter.

and love the chief place at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues, — read the full passage →

all things therefore whatsoever they bid you, these do and observe: but do not ye after their works; for they say, and do not.

Then spake Jesus to the multitudes and to his disciples, — read the full passage →

Then spake Jesus to the multitudes and to his disciples, — read the full passage →

Then understood they that he bade them not beware of the leaven of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

for as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the whale; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father who is in heaven.

Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found with child of the Holy Spirit.

Behold, a day of Jehovah cometh, when thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee. — read the full passage →

The vision of Obadiah. Thus saith the Lord Jehovah concerning Edom: We have heard tidings from Jehovah, and an ambassador is sent among the nations, saying, Arise ye, and let us rise up against her in battle. — read the full passage →

The words of Amos, who was among the herdsmen of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the earthquake. — read the full passage →

Now these are the names of the tribes: From the north end, beside the way of Hethlon to the entrance of Hamath, Hazar-enan at the border of Damascus, northward beside Hamath (and they shall have their sides east and west), Dan, one portion. — read the full passage →

though these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they should deliver but their own souls by their righteousness, saith the Lord Jehovah.

Then Jehovah said unto me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name; I sent them not, neither have I commanded them, neither spake I unto them: they prophesy unto you a lying vision, and divination, and a thing of nought, and the deceit of their own heart.

Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, And hands that shed innocent blood;

How long, O Jehovah? wilt thou hide thyself for ever? How longshall thy wrath burn like fire?

Then thou spakest in vision to thy saints, And saidst, I have laid help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people.

How long will ye judge unjustly, And respect the persons of the wicked? [Selah

Will the Lord cast off for ever? And will he be favorable no more?

How long, O Jehovah? wilt thou forget me for ever? How long wilt thou hide thy face from me?

Why standest thou afar off, O Jehovah? Why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?

I will tell of the decree: Jehovah said unto me, Thou art my son; This day have I begotten thee.

But none saith, Where is God my Maker, Who giveth songs in the night,