Monogamy

But, because of sexual immoralities, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband.

Now concerning the things about which you wrote to me: it is good for a man not to touch a woman. — read the full passage →

He shall not multiply wives to himself, that his heart not turn away. He shall not greatly multiply to himself silver and gold.

The overseer therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sensible, modest, hospitable, good at teaching;

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

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

Yahweh God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make him a helper comparable to him.”

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

and the two will become one flesh,so that they are no longer two, but one flesh.

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

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

What therefore God has joined together, let no man separate.”

A worthy woman is the crown of her husband, but a disgraceful wife is as rottenness in his bones.

If a man prevails against one who is alone, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.

For this cause a man will leave his father and mother, and will join to his wife,

I tell you that whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery; and he who marries her when she is divorced commits adultery.”

Nevertheless each of you must also love his own wife even as himself; and let the wife see that she respects her husband.

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

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.

Wives, be in subjection to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. — 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 take a wife to her sister, to be a rival, to uncover her nakedness, while her sister is yet alive.

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

This is a faithful saying: if a man seeks the office of an overseer, he desires a good work. — read the full passage →

with all lowliness and humility, with patience, bearing with one another in love; — read the full passage →

But from the beginning of the creation, God made them male and female. — read the full passage →

Don’t be unequally yoked with unbelievers, for what fellowship have righteousness and iniquity? Or what fellowship has light with darkness?

And be kind to one another, tender hearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you.

but I tell you that whoever puts away his wife, except for the cause of sexual immorality, makes her an adulteress; and whoever marries her when she is put away commits adultery.

When a man takes a new wife, he shall not go out in the army, neither shall he be assigned any business. He shall be free at home one year, and shall cheer his wife whom he has taken.

Yahweh God made a woman from the rib which had taken from the man, and brought her to the man. — read the full passage →

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says Yahweh, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope and a future.

For your Maker is your husband; Yahweh of Armies is his name: and the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer; the God of the whole earth shall he be called.

Above all these things, walk in love, which is the bond of perfection.

with all lowliness and humility, with patience, bearing with one another in love;

A wife is bound by law for as long as her husband lives; but if the husband is dead, she is free to be married to whomever she desires, only in the Lord.

House and riches are an inheritance from fathers, but a prudent wife is from Yahweh.

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

If he takes another wife to himself, he shall not diminish her food, her clothing, and her marital rights.

Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord. — read the full passage →

He said to them, “Moses, because of the hardness of your hearts, allowed you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it has not been so.

“There are three things which are too amazing for me, four which I don’t understand: — read the full passage →

“You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor’s.”

God created man in his own image. In God’s image he created him; male and female he created them.

“For this cause a man will leave his father and mother, and will be joined to his wife. The two will become one flesh.”

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

Yet you say, ‘Why?’ Because Yahweh has been witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have dealt treacherously, though she is your companion, and the wife of your covenant. — read the full passage →

Love is patient and is kind; love doesn’t envy. Love doesn’t brag, is not proud, — read the full passage →

Let the husband render to his wife the affection owed her, and likewise also the wife to her husband.

Live joyfully with the wife whom you love all the days of your life of vanity, which he has given you under the sun, all your days of vanity: for that is your portion in life, and in your labor in which you labor under the sun.

Let your spring be blessed. Rejoice in the wife of your youth. — read the full passage →

Wives, be in subjection to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.

Even so husbands also ought to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself.

For I hate divorce”, says Yahweh, the God of Israel, “and him who covers his garment with violence!” says Yahweh of Armies. “Therefore take heed to your spirit, that you don’t deal treacherously.

Set me as a seal on your heart, as a seal on your arm; for love is strong as death. Jealousy is as cruel as Sheol. Its flashes are flashes of fire, a very flame of Yahweh. — read the full passage →

You have ravished my heart, my sister, my bride. You have ravished my heart with one of your eyes, with one chain of your neck.

Let all that you do be done in love.

Everyone who divorces his wife, and marries another, commits adultery. He who marries one who is divorced from a husband commits adultery.

Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor.

Many men claim to be men of unfailing love, but who can find a faithful man? — read the full passage →

if anyone is blameless, the husband of one wife, having children who believe, who are not accused of loose or unruly behavior.

Love is patient and is kind; love doesn’t envy. Love doesn’t brag, is not proud, — read the full passage →

But if they don’t have self-control, let them marry. For it’s better to marry than to burn.

Now concerning the things about which you wrote to me: it is good for a man not to touch a woman. — read the full passage →

Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.

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

Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord. — read the full passage →

Love is patient and is kind; love doesn’t envy. Love doesn’t brag, is not proud, — read the full passage →

Nevertheless, neither is the woman independent of the man, nor the man independent of the woman, in the Lord.

This again you do: you cover the altar of Yahweh with tears, with weeping, and with sighing, because he doesn’t regard the offering any more, neither receives it with good will at your hand. — read the full passage →

Do two walk together, unless they have agreed?

Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor. — read the full passage →

Don’t let kindness and truth forsake you. Bind them around your neck. Write them on the tablet of your heart. — read the full passage →

subjecting yourselves one to another in the fear of Christ.

But to the married I command—not I, but the Lord—that the wife not leave her husband — read the full passage →

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

For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are like God’s angels in heaven.

For as a young man marries a virgin, so your sons shall marry you; and as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride, so your God will rejoice over you.

Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor. — read the full passage →

Haven’t I commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Don’t be afraid, neither be dismayed: for Yahweh your God is with you wherever you go.”

Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves has been born of God, and knows God. — read the full passage →

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 don’t have love, I am nothing.

Cause me to hear your loving kindness in the morning, for I trust in you. Cause me to know the way in which I should walk, for I lift up my soul to you.

The man said, “This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh. She will be called ‘woman,’ because she was taken out of Man.” — read the full passage →

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

“For this cause a man will leave his father and mother, and will be joined to his wife. The two will become one flesh.” — read the full passage →

Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord.

If I speak with the languages of men and of angels, but don’t have love, I have become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal. — read the full passage →

In love of the brothers be tenderly affectionate one to another; in honor preferring one another;

We know and have believed the love which God has for us. God is love, and he who remains in love remains in God, and God remains in him.

Let the husband render to his wife the affection owed her, and likewise also the wife to her husband. — read the full passage →

Or don’t you know that he who is joined to a prostitute is one body? For, “The two”, he says, “will become one flesh.”

Many waters can’t quench love, neither can floods drown it. If a man would give all the wealth of his house for love, he would be utterly scorned. Friends

In the same way, wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; so that, even if any don’t obey the Word, they may be won by the behavior of their wives without a word; — read the full passage →

Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord. — read the full passage →

This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John, — read the full passage →

Therefore don’t be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is. — read the full passage →

who “will pay back to everyone according to their works:” — read the full passage →

Pharisees came to him, testing him, and saying, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?”

This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John,