Topic
Married The Wrong Person
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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 I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and he that marrieth her when she is put away committeth adultery.
For I hate putting away, saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, and him that covereth his garment with violence, saith Jehovah of hosts: therefore take heed to your spirit, that ye deal not treacherously.
Delight thyself also in Jehovah; And he will give thee the desires of thy heart.
So that they are no more two, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
In like manner, ye wives, bein subjection to your own husbands; that, even if any obey not the word, they may without the word be gained by the behavior of their wives;
and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, even as God also in Christ forgave you.
Nevertheless do ye also severally love each one his own wife even as himself; and let the wife see that she fear her husband.
Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
And Jehovah God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a help meet for him.
If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal. — read the full passage →
But I would have you to be free from cares. He that is unmarried is careful for the things of the Lord, how he may please the Lord: — read the full passage →
But seek ye first his kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
casting all your anxiety upon him, because he careth for you.
Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote: It is good for a man not to touch a woman. — read the full passage →
but I say unto you, that every one that putteth away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, maketh her an adulteress: and whosoever shall marry her when she is put away committeth adultery.
Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself up for it;
Be not unequally yoked with unbelievers: for what fellowship have righteousness and iniquity? or what communion hath light with darkness?
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.
But unto the married I give charge, yea not I, but the Lord, That the wife depart not from her husband — read the full passage →
Ye husbands, in like manner, dwell withyour wivesaccording to knowledge, giving honor unto the woman, as unto the weaker vessel, as being also joint-heirs of the grace of life; to the end that your prayers be not hindered.
For there are eunuchs, that were so born from their mother’s womb: and there are eunuchs, that were made eunuchs by men: and there are eunuchs, that made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven’s sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it.
Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God; for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempteth no man: — read the full passage →
Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honorable, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.
There is therefore now no condemnation to them that are in Christ Jesus. — read the full passage →
What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife; and the two shall become one flesh.
And this again ye do: ye cover the altar of Jehovah with tears, with weeping, and with sighing, insomuch that he regardeth not the offering any more, neither receiveth it with good will at your hand. — read the full passage →
Shall two walk together, except they have agreed?
For Jehovah God is a sun and a shield: Jehovah will give grace and glory; No good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.
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;
In like manner, ye wives, bein subjection to your own husbands; that, even if any obey not the word, they may without the word be gained by the behavior of their wives; — read the full passage →
For how knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt save thy husband? or how knowest thou, O husband, whether thou shalt save thy wife?
When a man taketh a wife, and marrieth her, then it shall be, if she find no favor in his eyes, because he hath found some unseemly thing in her, that he shall write her a bill of divorcement, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house. — read the full passage →
And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.
Let the husband render unto the wife her due: and likewise also the wife unto the husband. — read the full passage →
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?
Thou shalt not commit adultery.
Wherefore, brethren, give the more diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never stumble:
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother, — read the full passage →
But unto the married I give charge, yea not I, but the Lord, That the wife depart not from her husband
And it came to pass when Jesus had finished these words, he departed from Galilee, and came into the borders of Judæa beyond the Jordan; — read the full passage →
above all things being fervent in your love among yourselves; for love covereth a multitude of sins:
Let marriage be had in honor among all, and let the bed be undefiled: for fornicators and adulterers God will judge.
Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
and if she herself shall put away her husband, and marry another, she committeth adultery.
that they may train the young women to love their husbands, to love their children,
but he that is married is careful for the things of the world, how he may please his wife,
For that which I do I know not: for not what I would, that do I practise; but what I hate, that I do.
So then if, while the husband liveth, she be joined to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if the husband die, she is free from the law, so that she is no adulteress, though she be joined to another man.
And this is the judgment, that the light is come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light; for their works were evil.
But from the beginning of the creation, Male and female made he them. — read the full passage →
For as a young man marrieth a virgin, so shall thy sons marry thee; and as the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, so shall thy God rejoice over thee.
Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, And obtaineth favor of Jehovah.
And Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah’s tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife; and he loved her. And Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death.
lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one mess of meat sold his own birthright.
Wives, be in subjection unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.
Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
But now abideth faith, hope, love, these three; and the greatest of these is love.
And there came unto him Pharisees, trying him, and saying, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause? — read the full passage →
Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father who is in heaven.
It was said also, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement: — read the full passage →
A worthy woman who can find? For her price is far above rubies.
And God blessed them: and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the heavens, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
For he that doeth wrong shall receive again for the wrong that he hath done: and there is no respect of persons.
In nothing be anxious; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself up for it; — read the full passage →
Wives, be in subjection unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. — read the full passage →
For this ye know of a surety, that no fornicator, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.
but speaking truth in love, may grow up in all things into him, who is the head, even Christ;
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, — read the full passage →
For what is there wherein ye were made inferior to the rest of the churches, except it be that I myself was not a burden to you? forgive me this wrong.
So although I wrote unto you, I wrote not for his cause that did the wrong, nor for his cause that suffered the wrong, but that your earnest care for us might be made manifest unto you in the sight of God.
doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not its own, is not provoked, taketh not account of evil;
A wife is bound for so long time as her husband liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is free to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.
and is divided. So also the woman that is unmarried and the virgin is careful for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit: but she that is married is careful for the things of the world, how she may please her husband.
Only, as the Lord hath distributed to each man, as God hath called each, so let him walk. And so ordain I in all the churches.
who in the generations gone by suffered all the nations to walk in their own ways.
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful.
And Jesus looking upon them said to them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.
They say unto him, Why then did Moses command to give a bill of divorcement, and to put her away?
Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? and not one of them shall fall on the ground without your Father: — read the full passage →
Therefore my people are gone into captivity for lack of knowledge; and their honorable men are famished, and their multitude are parched with thirst.
And Abraham was old, and well stricken in age: and Jehovah had blessed Abraham in all things. — read the full passage →
but let it be the hidden man of the heart, in the incorruptible apparel of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.
but in his own seasons manifested his word in the message, wherewith I was intrusted according to the commandment of God our Saviour;
For the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ also is the head of the church, being himself the saviour of the body.
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 →
Now faith is assurance ofthingshoped for, a conviction of things not seen. — read the full passage →
if any man is blameless, the husband of one wife, having children that believe, who are not accused of riot or unruly.
one that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;
The bishop therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sober-minded, orderly, given to hospitality, apt to teach;
that I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, becoming conformed unto his death;
and have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather even reprove them;
proving what is well-pleasing unto the Lord;
Be ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children; — read the full passage →
Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and railing, be put away from you, with all malice:
Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is good for edifying as the need may be, that it may give grace to them that hear.
And if I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.
Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing; but the keeping of the commandments of God.
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