Marriage After Death

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.

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.

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 he shall wipe away every tear from their eyes; and death shall be no more; neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain, any more: the first things are passed away.

Let marriage be had in honor among all, and let the bed be undefiled: for fornicators and adulterers God will judge.

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

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 →

For the wages of sin is death; but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

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.

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for thou art with me; Thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me.

And there came to him certain of the Sadducees, they that say that there is no resurrection; — read the full passage →

But Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God. — read the full passage →

Ye husbands, in like manner, dwell withyour wivesaccording to knowledge, giving honor unto the woman, as unto the weaker vessel, as being also joint-heirs of the grace of life; to the end that your prayers be not hindered.

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

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.

A worthy woman who can find? For her price is far above rubies.

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

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

For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; or whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord’s.

And inasmuch as it is appointed unto men once to die, and after this cometh judgment;

Nevertheless do ye also severally love each one his own wife even as himself; and let the wife see that she fear her husband.

A worthy woman is the crown of her husband; But she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.

Precious in the sight of Jehovah Is the death of his saints.

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.

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life: no one cometh unto the Father, but by me.

Jehovah is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart, And saveth such as are of a contrite spirit.

For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed to us-ward.

But, because of fornications, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband.

And he said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To-day shalt thou be with me in Paradise.

For no word from God shall be void of power.

And I heard a voice from heaven saying, Write, Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from henceforth: yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors; for their works follow with them.

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 →

Being therefore always of good courage, and knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord — 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.

And be not afraid of them that kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, — read the full passage →

Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.

But we would not have you ignorant, brethren, concerning them that fall asleep; that ye sorrow not, even as the rest, who have no hope. — read the full passage →

we are of good courage, I say, and are willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be at home with the Lord.

And these shall go away into eternal punishment: but the righteous into eternal life.

Behold, I tell you a mystery: We all shall not sleep, but we shall all be changed, — read the full passage →

For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as angels in heaven.

and the dust returneth to the earth as it was, and the spirit returneth unto God who gave it.

fear thou not, for I am with thee; be not dismayed, for I am thy God; I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

If then ye were raised together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated on the right hand of God. — read the full passage →

Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth on me, though he die, yet shall he live; — read the full passage →

For how knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt save thy husband? or how knowest thou, O husband, whether thou shalt save thy wife?

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

So then both he that giveth his own virgin daughter in marriage doeth well; and he that giveth her not in marriage shall do better.

The wife hath not power over her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband hath not power over his own body, but the wife.

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

Let not your heart be troubled: believe in God, believe also in me. — read the full passage →

Brethren, let each man, wherein he was called, therein abide with God.

And God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. — read the full passage →

For I would have you know how greatly I strive for you, and for them 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 →

Be not unequally yoked with unbelievers: for what fellowship have righteousness and iniquity? or what communion hath light with darkness?

For thy Maker is thy husband; Jehovah of hosts is his name: and the Holy One of Israel is thy Redeemer; the God of the whole earth shall he be called.

For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.

The last enemy that shall be abolished is death.

For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not anything, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.

Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth on me, though he die, yet shall he live;

and above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfectness.

Honor widows that are widows indeed. — read the full passage →

In the way of righteousness is life; And in the pathway thereof there is no death.

For our citizenship is in heaven; whence also we wait for a Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ: — read the full passage →

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth him that sent me, hath eternal life, and cometh not into judgment, but hath passed out of death into life.

So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption: — read the full passage →

But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he will not return to me.

Wherefore we faint not; but though our outward man is decaying, yet our inward man is renewed day by day. — 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. — read the full passage →

When a man taketh a new wife, he shall not go out in the host, neither shall he be charged with any business: he shall be free at home one year, and shall cheer his wife whom he hath taken.

For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive.

For the unbelieving husband is sanctified in the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified in the brother: else were your children unclean; but now are they holy.

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.

Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

But God commendeth his own love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

This is my commandment, that ye love one another, even as I have loved you.

Peace I leave with you; my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful.

My flesh and my heart faileth; ButGod is the strength of my heart and my portion for ever.

Jesus answered and said unto him, What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt understand hereafter.

But I say unto you that hear, Love your enemies, do good to them that hate you,

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.

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith Jehovah, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope in your latter end.

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto the Father.

His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; In that very day his thoughts perish.

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

But if they have not continency, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.

And ye therefore now have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no one taketh away from you.

Marvel not at this: for the hour cometh, in which all that are in the tombs shall hear his voice, — 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.

Even so ought husbands also to love their own wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his own wife loveth himself:

For he must reign, till he hath put all his enemies under his feet. — read the full passage →

And in Hades he lifted up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.

For our citizenship is in heaven; whence also we wait for a Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ:

For the mind of the flesh is death; but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace:

Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, of the village of Mary and her sister Martha. — 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. — 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 →

But for the fearful, and unbelieving, and abominable, and murderers, and fornicators, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, their part shall be in the lake that burneth with fire and brimstone; which is the second death.