Multiple Marriages

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.

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

The bishop therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sober-minded, orderly, given to hospitality, apt to teach;

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

Let marriage be had in honor among all, and let the bed be undefiled: for fornicators and adulterers God will judge.

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.

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 the woman that hath a husband is bound by law to the husband while he liveth; but if the husband die, she is discharged from the law of the husband.

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.

But I permit not a woman to teach, nor to have dominion over a man, but to be in quietness.

Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, And obtaineth favor of Jehovah.

Neither shall he multiply wives to himself, that his heart turn not away: neither shall he greatly multiply to himself silver and gold.

And Jehovah God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a help meet for him.

if any man is blameless, the husband of one wife, having children that believe, who are not accused of riot or unruly.

Let deacons be husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.

Nevertheless do ye also severally love each one his own wife even as himself; and let the wife see that she fear her husband.

Be not unequally yoked with unbelievers: for what fellowship have righteousness and iniquity? or what communion hath light with darkness?

A worthy woman is the crown of her husband; But she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.

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.

A worthy woman who can find? For her price is far above rubies.

And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines; and his wives turned away his heart.

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

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;

If he take him another wife; her food, her raiment, and her duty of marriage, shall he not diminish.

above all things being fervent in your love among yourselves; for love covereth a multitude of sins:

Every one that putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and he that marrieth one that is put away from a husband committeth adultery.

And there came unto him Pharisees, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? trying him.

And he answered and said, Have ye not read, that he who made them from the beginning made them male and female, — read the full passage →

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

and I gave thee thy master’s house, and thy master’s wives into thy bosom, and gave thee the house of Israel and of Judah; and if that had been too little, I would have added unto thee such and such things.

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 there came unto him Pharisees, trying him, and saying, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?

House and riches are an inheritance from fathers; But a prudent wife is from Jehovah.

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 →

And God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

Wives, be in subjection to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. — read the full passage →

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.

If a man have two wives, the one beloved, and the other hated, and they have borne him children, both the beloved and the hated; and if the first-born son be hers that was hated;

And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.

Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.

Wives, be in subjection unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. — read the full passage →

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

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 →

And God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. — read the full passage →

Even so ought husbands also to love their own wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his own wife loveth himself:

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.

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 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?

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;

And he answered and said, Have ye not read, that he who made them from the beginning made them male and female,

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

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

and he had two wives; the name of the one was Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah: and Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children.

Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, bare him no children: and she had a handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar. — read the full passage →

And Jehovah God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a help meet for him. — read the full passage →

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

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

He saith unto them, Moses for your hardness of heart suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it hath not been so.

And if a man prevail against him that is alone, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.

And Jehovah God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

looking unto Jesus the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising shame, and hath sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

Or know ye not that he that is joined to a harlot is one body? for, The twain, saith he, shall become one flesh.

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. — read the full passage →

For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife;

For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as angels in heaven.

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

For thy Maker is thy husband; Jehovah of hosts is his name: and the Holy One of Israel is thy Redeemer; the God of the whole earth shall he be called.

And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten; for he had many wives.

And thou shalt not take a wife to her sister, to be a rival to her, to uncover her nakedness, besides the other in her life-time.

And the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. — read the full passage →

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

Whoseadorninglet it not be the outward adorning of braiding the hair, and of wearing jewels of gold, or of putting on apparel;

and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, even as God also in Christ forgave you.

with all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love; — read the full passage →

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

but she shall be saved through her child-bearing, if they continue in faith and love and sanctification with sobriety.

and above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfectness.

Love suffereth long, and is kind; love envieth not; love vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, — read the full passage →

Or 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 men,

Let thy fountain be blessed; And rejoice in the wife of thy youth.

When a man taketh a new wife, he shall not go out in the host, neither shall he be charged with any business: he shall be free at home one year, and shall cheer his wife whom he hath taken.

Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit to them: for they watch in behalf of your souls, as they that shall give account; that they may do this with joy, and not with grief: for this were unprofitable for you.

For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife; and the two shall become one flesh. — read the full passage →

that he might sanctify it, having cleansed it by the washing of water with the word,

and walk in love, even as Christ also loved you, and gave himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for an odor of a sweet smell.

Be ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children; — read the full passage →

Let all that ye do be done in love.

But shouldest thou marry, thou hast not sinned; and if a virgin marry, she hath not sinned. Yet such shall have tribulation in the flesh: and I would spare you.

But Peter and the apostles answered and said, We must obey God rather than men.

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.

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

and if she herself shall put away her husband, and marry another, she committeth adultery.

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

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.

Faithful is the saying, If a man seeketh the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. — read the full passage →

But if they have not continency, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.

But now abideth faith, hope, love, these three; and the greatest of these is love.

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

Let every soul be in subjection to the higher powers: for there is no power but of God; and the powers that be are ordained of God. — read the full passage →