Marriage Covenant

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

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.

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 →

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.

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 →

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.

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;

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

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.

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.

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 →

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 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 →

We love him, because he first loved us.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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 →