One Flesh

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

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

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

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 →

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

Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.

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

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

Wives, be in subjection unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. — 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.

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

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?

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

Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these: fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, — read the full passage →

but each man is tempted, when he is drawn away by his own lust, and enticed. — read the full passage →

and the two shall become one flesh: so that they are no more two, but 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.

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.

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

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

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

Ye have heard that it was said, Thou shalt not commit adultery: — read the full passage →

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

If then ye were raised together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated on the right hand of God. — read the full passage →

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

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 →

And Peter said unto them, Repent ye, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ unto the remission of your sins; and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, — read the full passage →

And if a man lie with mankind, as with womankind, both of them have committed abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.

And if a man entice a virgin that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely pay a dowry for her to be his wife.

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

and they that are in the flesh cannot please God.

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

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 →

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.

He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

Put to death therefore your members which are upon the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry;

For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world-rulers of this darkness, against the spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.

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

And they that are of Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with the passions and the lusts thereof.

But I say, Walk by the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.

For ye, brethren, were called for freedom; only use not your freedom for an occasion to the flesh, but through love be servants one to another.

But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.

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

Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

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.

And Jehovah God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and he slept; and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof: — read the full passage →

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

For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye abstain from fornication; — read the full passage →

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

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

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.

The wife hath not power over her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband hath not power over his own body, but the wife.

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

Know ye not that your bodies are members of Christ? shall I then take away the members of Christ, and make them members of a harlot? God forbid. — read the full passage →

For no word from God shall be void of power.

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

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 →

And seeing the multitudes, he went up into the mountain: and when he had sat down, his disciples came unto him: — read the full passage →

And the man that committeth adultery with another man’s wife, even he that committeth adultery with his neighbor’s wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.

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

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;

For God gave us not a spirit of fearfulness; but of power and love and discipline.

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother, — read the full passage →

I can do all things in him that strengtheneth me.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

Let all that ye do be done in love.

All flesh is not the same flesh: but there is one flesh of men, and another flesh of beasts, and another flesh of birds, and another of fishes.

Defraud ye not one the other, except it be by consent for a season, that ye may give yourselves unto prayer, and may be together again, that Satan tempt you not because of your incontinency.

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, — read the full passage →

Owe no man anything, save to love one another: for he that loveth his neighbor hath fulfilled the law.

because the mind of the flesh is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can it be:

For the mind of the flesh is death; but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace:

But God commendeth his own love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

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

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 →

And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us (and we beheld his glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father), full of grace and truth.

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

but I say unto you, that every one that looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.

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.

Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because Jehovah hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously, though she is thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant. — read the full passage →

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith Jehovah, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope in your latter end.

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

And the man said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.

And Jehovah God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and he slept; and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof:

For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the vainglory of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.

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

Be sober, be watchful: your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness; He who was manifested in the flesh, Justified in the spirit, Seen of angels, Preached among the nations, Believed on in the world, Received up in glory.

Masters, render unto your servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven. — read the full passage →

For I would have you know how greatly I strive for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; — read the full passage →

Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,

There hath no temptation taken you but such as man can bear: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation make also the way of escape, that ye may be able to endure it.

Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats: but God shall bring to nought both it and them. But the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body:

for if ye live after the flesh, ye must die; but if by the Spirit ye put to death the deeds of the body, ye shall live.

For they that are after the flesh mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit.

For I know that in me, that is, in my flesh, dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me, but to do that which is good is not.