Marrying Cousins

“‘None of you shall approach anyone who are his close relatives, to uncover their nakedness: I am Yahweh. — read the full passage →

“‘None of you shall approach anyone who are his close relatives, to uncover their nakedness: I am Yahweh.

Yahweh said to Moses, — read the full passage →

“‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s brother, you shall not approach his wife. She is your aunt.

“‘You shall not lie with a man, as with a woman. That is detestable.

“‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s wife. It is your father’s nakedness.

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

Or don’t you know that the unrighteous will not inherit the Kingdom of God? Don’t be deceived. Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor male prostitutes, nor homosexuals,

“‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter. You shall not take her son’s daughter, or her daughter’s daughter, to uncover her nakedness; they are near kinswomen: it is wickedness.

Now accept one who is weak in faith, but not for disputes over opinions. — read the full passage →

Besides, she is indeed my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife.

“‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your daughter-in-law: she is your son’s wife. You shall not uncover her nakedness.

that you abstain from things sacrificed to idols, from blood, from things strangled, and from sexual immorality, from which if you keep yourselves, it will be well with you. Farewell.”

“‘None of you shall approach anyone who are his close relatives, to uncover their nakedness: I am Yahweh. — read the full passage →

“‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s wife’s daughter, conceived by your father, since she is your sister.

‘Cursed is he who lies with his father’s wife, because he dishonors his father’s bed.’ All the people shall say, ‘Amen.’ — read the full passage →

“‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your brother’s wife. It is your brother’s nakedness.

“‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your son’s daughter, or of your daughter’s daughter, even their nakedness: for theirs is your own nakedness.

“‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your sister, the daughter of your father, or the daughter of your mother, whether born at home, or born abroad.

It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and such sexual immorality as is not even named among the Gentiles, that one has his father’s wife.

Therefore a man will leave his father and his mother, and will join with his wife, and they will be one flesh.

You husbands, in the same way, live with your wives according to knowledge, giving honor to the woman, as to the weaker vessel, as being also joint heirs of the grace of life; that your prayers may not be hindered.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

For everything spoken by God is possible.”

But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ, his Son, cleanses us from all sin.

For if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remains no more a sacrifice for sins,

that you put away, as concerning your former way of life, the old man, that grows corrupt after the lusts of deceit;

Praise Yah! Praise God in his sanctuary! Praise him in his heavens for his acts of power! — read the full passage →

casting all your worries on him, because he cares for you.

“‘None of you shall approach anyone who are his close relatives, to uncover their nakedness: I am Yahweh. — read the full passage →

Here is the patience of the saints, those who keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.”

Let a woman learn in quietness with all subjection. — read the full passage →

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

There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

For am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? For if I were still pleasing men, I wouldn’t be a servant of Christ.

Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, — read the full passage →

The Lord is not slow concerning his promise, as some count slowness; but is patient with us, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

But now faith, hope, and love remain—these three. The greatest of these is love.

“This is my commandment, that you love one another, even as I have loved you.

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.

Who can find a worthy woman? For her price is far above rubies.

Trust in Yahweh with all your heart, and don’t lean on your own understanding.

“‘The man who lies with his father’s wife has uncovered his father’s nakedness: both of them shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them. — read the full passage →

“‘None of you shall approach anyone who are his close relatives, to uncover their nakedness: I am Yahweh. — read the full passage →

We know that we are of God, and the whole world lies in the power of the evil one.

May the God of peace himself sanctify you completely. May your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

We give thanks to God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,

For this reason, God gave them up to vile passions. For their women changed the natural function into that which is against nature. — read the full passage →

He answered, “Haven’t you read that he who made them from the beginning made them male and female, — read the full passage →

You shall not do as they do in the land of Egypt, where you lived: and you shall not do as they do in the land of Canaan, where I am bringing you; neither shall you walk in their statutes.

He who doesn’t love doesn’t know God, for God is love.

and through him to reconcile all things to himself, by him, whether things on the earth, or things in the heavens, having made peace through the blood of his cross.

I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me.

Don’t you be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you. Yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness.

Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters only: and their brothers the sons of Kish took them as wives.

The heads of the fathers’ households of the family of the children of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of the sons of Joseph, came near, and spoke before Moses, and before the princes, the heads of the fathers’ households of the children of Israel. — read the full passage →

“‘If a man lies with a male, as with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.

“‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s sister: she is your father’s near kinswoman. — read the full passage →

Abraham was old, and well stricken in age. Yahweh had blessed Abraham in all things. — read the full passage →

Abram and Nahor took wives. The name of Abram’s wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahor’s wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran who was also the father of Iscah.

Then I stood on the sand of the sea. I saw a beast coming up out of the sea, having ten horns and seven heads. On his horns were ten crowns, and on his heads, blasphemous names. — read the full passage →

And above all things be earnest in your love among yourselves, for love covers a multitude of sins.

Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the bed be undefiled: but God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.

For concerning those who were once enlightened and tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Spirit, — read the full passage →

For God didn’t give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.

For to this end we both labor and suffer reproach, because we have set our trust in the living God, who is the Savior of all men, especially of those who believe.

Peter said to them, “Repent, and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.

Whoever finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor of Yahweh.

‘Cursed is he who lies with his sister, his father’s daughter or his mother’s daughter.’ All the people shall say, ‘Amen.’

A man shall not take his father’s wife, and shall not uncover his father’s skirt.

“‘You shall not lie with any animal to defile yourself with it; neither shall any woman give herself to an animal, to lie down with it: it is a perversion.

“‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father, nor the nakedness of your mother: she is your mother. You shall not uncover her nakedness.

God blessed them. God said to them, “Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, and subdue it. Have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the sky, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”

God created man in his own image. In God’s image he created him; male and female he created them. — read the full passage →

By faith, Enoch was taken away, so that he wouldn’t see death, and he was not found, because God translated him. For he has had testimony given to him that before his translation he had been well pleasing to God.

But Christ having come as a high priest of the coming good things, through the greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this creation, — read the full passage →

but shun foolish questionings, genealogies, strife, and disputes about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.

Timothy, guard that which is committed to you, turning away from the empty chatter and oppositions of the knowledge which is falsely so called;

I command you in the sight of God, and Christ Jesus, and the chosen angels, that you observe these things without prejudice, doing nothing by partiality.

But I don’t permit a woman to teach, nor to exercise authority over a man, but to be in quietness.

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus according to the commandment of God our Savior, and Christ Jesus our hope;

holding up the word of life; that I may have something to boast in the day of Christ, that I didn’t run in vain nor labor in vain.

Servants, be obedient to those who according to the flesh are your masters, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as to Christ; — read the full passage →

I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I that live, but Christ living in me. That life which I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me.

Behold, a day of Yahweh comes, when your plunder will be divided in your midst. — read the full passage →

Blessed is the man whom you discipline, Yah, and teach out of your law;

Ruth said, “Don’t entreat me to leave you, and to return from following after you, for where you go, I will go; and where you lodge, I will lodge; your people shall be my people, and your God my God; — read the full passage →

In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.

A great sign was seen in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars. — read the full passage →

Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, then I will come in to him, and will dine with him, and he with me.

This is a symbol of baptism, which now saves you—not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,

For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, even so faith apart from works is dead.

Now faith is assurance of things hoped for, proof of things not seen.

Or else wouldn’t they have ceased to be offered, because the worshipers, having been once cleansed, would have had no more consciousness of sins?

According to the law, nearly everything is cleansed with blood, and apart from shedding of blood there is no remission.

how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without defect to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?

I beg you for my child, whom I have become the father of in my chains, Onesimus, — read the full passage →

One of them, a prophet of their own, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, and idle gluttons.” — read the full passage →