Husbands And Wives

Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;

Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman. — read the full passage →

Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.

Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. — read the full passage →

Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.

So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.

Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies. — read the full passage →

For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.

Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.

Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives; — read the full passage →

Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the Lord.

This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. — read the full passage →

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; — read the full passage →

And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.

Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband.

For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body.

Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.

Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour. — read the full passage →

Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives;

But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.

Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth. — read the full passage →

Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.

Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. — read the full passage →

But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.

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

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

To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.

But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.

But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.

Even as Sara obeyed Abraham, calling him lord: whose daughters ye are, as long as ye do well, and are not afraid with any amazement.

And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female, — read the full passage →

Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.

Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man.

But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine: — read the full passage →

Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of the life of thy vanity, which he hath given thee under the sun, all the days of thy vanity: for that is thy portion in this life, and in thy labour which thou takest under the sun.

Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing.

Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.

Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. — read the full passage →

So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

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.

Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. — read the full passage →

From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members? — read the full passage →

But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female. — read the full passage →

My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:

Rebuke not an elder, but intreat him as a father; and the younger men as brethren; — read the full passage →

Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord. — read the full passage →

Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;)

This thy stature is like to a palm tree, and thy breasts to clusters of grapes. — read the full passage →

That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; — read the full passage →

Notwithstanding she shall be saved in childbearing, if they continue in faith and charity and holiness with sobriety.

Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children; — read the full passage →

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

A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.

And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.

And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, — read the full passage →

And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.

And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. — read the full passage →

There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.

The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him. — read the full passage →

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; — read the full passage →

House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife is from the Lord.

Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband. — read the full passage →

And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.

That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children, — read the full passage →

Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. — read the full passage →

Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse; thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck. — read the full passage →

There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because the Lord hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously: yet is she thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant.

So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself. — read the full passage →

And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh?

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.

While they behold your chaste conversation coupled with fear.

Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats: but God shall destroy both it and them. Now the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body.

Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.

Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.

Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband.

And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church,

Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.

If men strive, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart from her, and yet no mischief follow: he shall be surely punished, according as the woman’s husband will lay upon him; and he shall pay as the judges determine. — read the full passage →

But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.

Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.

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

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

And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.

Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously:

So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself. — read the full passage →

What? know ye not that he which is joined to an harlot is one body? for two, saith he, shall be one flesh.

And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject unto them: but his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.

And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods. — read the full passage →

Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions. — read the full passage →

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.

Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters, and to please them well in all things; not answering again;

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for thy love is better than wine. — read the full passage →