Marriage Arguments

forbearing one another, and forgiving each other, if any man have a complaint against any; even as the Lord forgave you, so also do ye:

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

Wives, be in subjection unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. — read the full passage →

But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

above all things being fervent in your love among yourselves; for love covereth a multitude of sins:

but shun foolish questionings, and genealogies, and strifes, and fightings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.

But foolish and ignorant questionings refuse, knowing that they gender strifes. — read the full passage →

Of these things put them in remembrance, charging them in the sight of the Lord, that they strive not about words, to no profit, to the subverting of them that hear.

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

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

Whence comewars and whence come fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your pleasures that war in your members? — 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.

and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, even as God also in Christ forgave you.

For this cause God gave them up unto vile passions: for their women changed the natural use into that which is against nature: — read the full passage →

Do all things without murmurings and questionings: — read the full passage →

Brethren, even if a man be overtaken in any trespass, ye who are spiritual, restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; looking to thyself, lest thou also be tempted.

Or know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with men,

for fornicators, for abusers of themselves with men, for menstealers, for liars, for false swearers, and if there be any other thing contrary to the sound doctrine;

Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these: fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,

But him that is weak in faith receive ye, yet not for decision of scruples.

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

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

But from the beginning of the creation, Male and female made he them. — read the full passage →

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

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.

and said, For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife; and the two shall become one flesh?

Dare any of you, having a matter against his neighbor, go to law before the unrighteous, and not before the saints? — read the full passage →

And the angel said unto them, Be not afraid; for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which shall be to all the people:

but sanctify in your hearts Christ as Lord: being ready always to give answer to every man that asketh you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, yet with meekness and fear:

Be ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children; — read the full passage →

I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I that live, but Christ liveth in me: and that life which I now live in the flesh I live in faith, the faith which is in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me.

Or know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with men, — read the full passage →

If therefore thou art offering thy gift at the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath aught against thee, — read the full passage →