Marriage And Family

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.

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

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 →

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.

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 →

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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;

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.

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.

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

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 →

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,

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 →

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

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

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

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;

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 →