Marriage Separation

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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 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.

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.

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

But to the rest speak I, not the Lord: If any brother hath a wife that believeth not, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away. — read the full passage →

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

Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God. — read the full passage →

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

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 →

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 →

Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of 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 →

Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.

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.

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

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 →

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

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 →

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

But to the rest speak I, not the Lord: If any brother hath a wife that believeth not, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away. — 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.

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.

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

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.

Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee.

For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.

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;

Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.

It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:

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.

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

He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day.

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

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. — read the full passage →

But shewed first unto them of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works meet for repentance.

And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:

And if he do not these three unto her, then shall she go out free without money.

What? know ye not that he which is joined to an harlot is one body? for two, saith he, shall be one flesh.

Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than 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?

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

Yea also, because he transgresseth by wine, he is a proud man, neither keepeth at home, who enlargeth his desire as hell, and is as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathereth unto him all nations, and heapeth unto him all people:

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

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

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

And Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables, and said, — read the full passage →

They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away?

Can two walk together, except they be agreed?

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:

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

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

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

And the woman which hath an husband that believeth not, and if he be pleased to dwell with her, let her not leave him.

Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband. — read the full passage →

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

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 →

My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.

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

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

But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world.

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. — read the full passage →

I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I. — read the full passage →

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

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. — read the full passage →

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

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.

They say, If a man put away his wife, and she go from him, and become another man’s, shall he return unto her again? shall not that land be greatly polluted? but thou hast played the harlot with many lovers; yet return again to me, saith the Lord.

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.

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.

And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.

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 →

But to the rest speak I, not the Lord: If any brother hath a wife that believeth not, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away.

Know ye not that your bodies are the members of Christ? shall I then take the members of Christ, and make them the members of an harlot? God forbid. — 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 if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery.

For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard. — read the full passage →

And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.

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. — read the full passage →

At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven? — read the full passage →

Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost. — read the full passage →

It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.

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;

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 →

Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily.

And this have ye done again, covering the altar of the Lord with tears, with weeping, and with crying out, insomuch that he regardeth not the offering any more, or receiveth it with good will at your hand. — read the full passage →

But in the last days it shall come to pass, that the mountain of the house of the Lord shall be established in the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills; and people shall flow unto it. — read the full passage →

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

A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.