Long Courtship

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

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

For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,

Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.

Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

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

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

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?

Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.

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

Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. — read the full passage →

For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: — read the full passage →

Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. — read the full passage →

But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;

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

For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect.

Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery: — read the full passage →

Can two walk together, except they be agreed?

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.

And he said, Who art thou? And she answered, I am Ruth thine handmaid: spread therefore thy skirt over thine handmaid; for thou art a near kinsman. — read the full passage →

And he went down, and talked with the woman; and she pleased Samson well.

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. — read the full passage →

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

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

Now it came to pass, as David sat in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, Lo, I dwell in an house of cedars, but the ark of the covenant of the Lord remaineth under curtains. — read the full passage →

And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

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:

Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, so ye would abound more and more. — read the full passage →

Then came he to Derbe and Lystra: and, behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timotheus, the son of a certain woman, which was a Jewess, and believed; but his father was a Greek: — read the full passage →

Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts. — read the full passage →

Praise ye the Lord. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power. — read the full passage →

And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein. — read the full passage →

For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication:

That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.

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

For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and more abundantly to you-ward.

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

Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.

Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.

I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please.

Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out. — read the full passage →

Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.

Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.

Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.

I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid?

Then Nathan said unto David, Do all that is in thine heart; for God is with thee.

And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them, — read the full passage →

Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ. — read the full passage →

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. — read the full passage →

Now these are the names of the tribes. From the north end to the coast of the way of Hethlon, as one goeth to Hamath, Hazar–enan, the border of Damascus northward, to the coast of Hamath; for these are his sides east and west; a portion for Dan. — read the full passage →

For the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our lawgiver, the Lord is our king; he will save us.

And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and withal how he had slain all the prophets with the sword. — read the full passage →

And Abraham was old, and well stricken in age: and the Lord had blessed Abraham in all things. — read the full passage →

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.

And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy. — read the full passage →

Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?

Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;

Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but they are commanded to be under obedience, as also saith the law.

And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.

And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein.

For then would they not have ceased to be offered? because that the worshippers once purged should have had no more conscience of sins.

That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children,

That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter: because that the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also have forewarned you and testified.

And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.

For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, unto the church of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints which are in all Achaia:

Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy.

But I speak this by permission, and not of commandment.

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.

But brother goeth to law with brother, and that before the unbelievers.

Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours:

Then came he to Derbe and Lystra: and, behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timotheus, the son of a certain woman, which was a Jewess, and believed; but his father was a Greek:

For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city.

And by the border of Dan, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Asher.

O Lord, be gracious unto us; we have waited for thee: be thou their arm every morning, our salvation also in the time of trouble.

It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:

Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs.

Praise ye the Lord. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power.

But thou, O Lord, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head.

Then Jezebel sent a messenger unto Elijah, saying, So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I make not thy life as the life of one of them by to morrow about this time.

That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.

And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:

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

And the earth was without form and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.