Marriage Covenant

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

Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because the Lord hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously: yet is she thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant. — read the full passage →

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

Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because the Lord hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously: yet is she thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant.

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

That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children, — read the full passage →

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.

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.

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

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

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

Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and whosoever marrieth her that is put away from her husband 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 the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.

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 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 →

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 →

Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah: — read the full passage →

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

And the Pharisees came to him, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? tempting him. — read the full passage →

This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.

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.

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

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.

Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ; — read the full passage →

So then if, while her husband liveth, she be married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if her husband be dead, she is free from that law; so that she is no adulteress, though she be married to another man.

My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments: — read the full passage →

And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit; — read the full passage →

And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these sayings, he departed from Galilee, and came into the coasts of Judea beyond Jordan; — read the full passage →

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

Now when I passed by thee, and looked upon thee, behold, thy time was the time of love; and I spread my skirt over thee, and covered thy nakedness: yea, I sware unto thee, and entered into a covenant with thee, saith the Lord God, and thou becamest mine.

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.

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

Again the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, — read the full passage →

And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth.

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

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

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.

He saith unto them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so.

Turn, O backsliding children, saith the Lord; for I am married unto you: and I will take you one of a city, and two of a family, and I will bring you to Zion:

And I saw, when for all the causes whereby backsliding Israel committed adultery I had put her away, and given her a bill of divorce; yet her treacherous sister Judah feared not, but went and played the harlot also.

For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.

And now, O ye priests, this commandment is for you. — read the full passage →

And if a man sell his daughter to be a maidservant, she shall not go out as the menservants do. — read the full passage →

Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. — read the full passage →

So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself. — read the full passage →

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.

The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause? — read the full passage →

Have we not all one father? hath not one God created us? why do we deal treacherously every man against his brother, by profaning the covenant of our fathers? — read the full passage →

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

Thou shalt not commit adultery.

After these things the word of the Lord came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward. — read the full passage →

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 →

For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body. — read the full passage →

And it shall be at that day, saith the Lord, that thou shalt call me Ishi; and shalt call me no more Baali.

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?

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

Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because the Lord hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously: yet is she thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant. — read the full passage →

We love him, because he first loved us.

Thus saith the Lord, Where is the bill of your mother’s divorcement, whom I have put away? or which of my creditors is it to whom I have sold you? Behold, for your iniquities have ye sold yourselves, and for your transgressions is your mother put away.

Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.

He hath remembered his covenant for ever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations.

Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. — read the full passage →

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

And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews. — read the full passage →

And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh. — read the full passage →

His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with his wife, it is not good to marry.

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

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 →

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

And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;

And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband: — read the full passage →

Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:

But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.

And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: — read the full passage →

And all the people answered together, and said, All that the Lord hath spoken we will do. And Moses returned the words of the people unto the Lord.

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

For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law.

And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.

Know ye not, brethren, (for I speak to them that know the law,) how that the law hath dominion over a man as long as he liveth? — read the full passage →

And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery.

For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.

Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:

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

And an angel of the Lord came up from Gilgal to Bochim, and said, I made you to go up out of Egypt, and have brought you unto the land which I sware unto your fathers; and I said, I will never break my covenant with you.

Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you.

But as a wife that committeth adultery, which taketh strangers instead of her husband!

Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah: — read the full passage →

So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

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 he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her.

When a man hath taken a wife, and married her, and it come to pass that she find no favour in his eyes, because he hath found some uncleanness in her: then let him write her a bill of divorcement, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house. — read the full passage →

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

For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from their mother’s womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven’s sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it.

Now these are the commandments, the statutes, and the judgments, which the Lord your God commanded to teach you, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go to possess it: — read the full passage →

Then will I remember my covenant with Jacob, and also my covenant with Isaac, and also my covenant with Abraham will I remember; and I will remember the land.

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

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 mankind,

And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her. — read the full passage →

The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him. — read the full passage →