Marriage Reconciliation

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

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

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.

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

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

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

But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. — 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 →

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

Defraud ye not one the other, except it be with consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency.

And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband:

But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.

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.

To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.

For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: else were your children unclean; but now are they holy.

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:

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.

Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.

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.

Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.

And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;

For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.

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

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, — 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.

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?

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

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 →

And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

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

Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? — read the full passage →

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

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

So then he that giveth her in marriage doeth well; but he that giveth her not in marriage doeth better.

Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:

Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee; — read the full passage →

For I would that all men were even as I myself. But every man hath his proper gift of God, one after this manner, and another after that.

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

And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.

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

And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.

But I speak this by permission, and not of commandment.

Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.

For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: — read the full passage →

And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby:

For what knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt save thy husband? or how knowest thou, O man, whether thou shalt save thy wife?

And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female,

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 all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation; — read the full passage →

Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.

But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.

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

The wife hath not power of her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband hath not power of his own body, but the wife.

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 →

Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.

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;

Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.

And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven. — read the full passage →

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:

And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away.

And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican.

Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people.

Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

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

Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:

Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.

And he arose from thence, and cometh into the coasts of Judea by the farther side of Jordan: and the people resort unto him again; and, as he was wont, he taught them again. — read the full passage →

And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven.

Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. — read the full passage →

Art thou bound unto a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife.

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?

And great multitudes followed him; and he healed them there.