Marriage And Family

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 →

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

For the Lord, the God of Israel, saith that he hateth putting away: for one covereth violence with his garment, saith the Lord of hosts: therefore take heed to your spirit, that ye deal not treacherously.

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. — read the full passage →

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

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

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.

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

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

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

What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.

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

The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.

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

And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.

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

And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.

So 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 →

Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward. — read the full passage →

Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.

But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart. A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases: but God hath called us to peace.

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.

And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery.

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

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.

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

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.

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

Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.

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

And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love; — read the full passage →

And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.

When a man hath taken a new wife, he shall not go out to war, neither shall he be charged with any business: but he shall be free at home one year, and shall cheer up his wife which he hath taken.

For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, — read the full passage →

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

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

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

And the rib, which the Lord God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. — read the full passage →

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

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

With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;

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.

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.

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;

Let all your things be done with charity.

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and whosoever marrieth her that is put away from her husband committeth adultery.

Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.

Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.

For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to her husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of her husband.

Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.

For as a young man marrieth a virgin, so shall thy sons marry thee: and as the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, so shall thy God rejoice over thee.

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

There be three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not: — read the full passage →

He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.

We love him, because he first loved us.

Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.

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

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

It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement: — read the full passage →

Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame. — read the full passage →

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

Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.

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

Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,

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 →

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 →

Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.

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?

Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God. — read the full passage →

Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find? — read the full passage →

Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband. — read the full passage →

A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.

Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table. — read the full passage →

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

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

Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!

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.

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:

And did not he make one? Yet had he the residue of the spirit. And wherefore one? That he might seek a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.

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

It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.

I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, guide the house, give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully.

A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;

And the rib, which the Lord God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.

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

Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God;

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 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 →

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