Topic
Remarriage
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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.
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 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 there came unto him Pharisees, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? trying him. — read the full passage →
It was said also, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement: — read the full passage →
So that they are no more two, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
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.
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 →
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.
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.
Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
But if any provideth not for his own, and specially his own household, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.
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 →
It was said also, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:
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.
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.
Or are ye ignorant, brethren (for I speak to men who know the law), that the law hath dominion over a man for so long time as he liveth? — read the full passage →
And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her:
And did he not make one, although he had the residue of the Spirit? And wherefore one? He sought a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.
Art thou bound unto a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife. — 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 — read the full passage →
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 →
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 →
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. — read the full passage →
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 →
her former husband, who sent her away, may not take her again to be his wife, after that she is defiled; for that is abomination before Jehovah: and thou shalt not cause the land to sin, which Jehovah thy God giveth thee for an inheritance.
And Jehovah God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a help meet for him.
and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, even as God also in Christ forgave you.
Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote: It is good for a man not to touch a woman. — read the full passage →
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.
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 →
Let marriage be had in honor among all, and let the bed be undefiled: for fornicators and adulterers God will judge.
Wherefore if any man is in Christ, he is a new creature: the old things are passed away; behold, they are become new.
The bishop therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sober-minded, orderly, given to hospitality, apt to teach;
And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her: — read the full passage →
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 →
What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
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;
(but should she depart, let her remain unmarried, or else be reconciled to her husband); and that the husband leave not his wife.
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.
Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, And obtaineth favor of Jehovah.
But to the rest say I, not the Lord: If any brother hath an unbelieving wife, and she is content to dwell with him, let him not leave her. — read the full passage →
And I saw, when, for this very cause that backsliding Israel had committed adultery, I had put her away and given her a bill of divorcement, yet treacherous Judah her sister feared not; but she also went and played the harlot.
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
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. — read the full passage →
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.
But unto the married I give charge, yea not I, but the Lord, That the wife depart not from her husband
But I say to the unmarried and to widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I.
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.
and if she herself shall put away her husband, and marry another, she committeth adultery.
And he arose from thence, and cometh into the borders of Judæa and beyond the Jordan: and multitudes come together unto him again; and, as he was wont, he taught them again. — read the full passage →
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 →
I desire therefore that the younger widows marry, bear children, rule the household, give no occasion to the adversary for reviling:
For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife; and the two shall become one flesh.
But to the rest say I, not the Lord: If any brother hath an unbelieving wife, and she is content to dwell with him, let him not leave her.
And there came unto him Pharisees, trying him, and saying, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?
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 →
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.
Be not unequally yoked with unbelievers: for what fellowship have righteousness and iniquity? or what communion hath light with darkness?
Art thou bound unto a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife.
It is actually reported that there is fornication among you, and such fornication as is not even among the Gentiles, that oneof you hath his father’s wife.
Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
But from the beginning of the creation, Male and female made he them. — read the full passage →
And there came unto him Pharisees, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? trying him.
They say, If a man put away his wife, and she go from him, and become another man’s, will he return unto her again? will not that land be greatly polluted? But thou hast played the harlot with many lovers; yet return again to me, saith Jehovah.
Thus saith Jehovah, Where is the bill of your mother’s divorcement, wherewith I have put her away? or which of my creditors is it to whom I have sold you? Behold, for your iniquities were ye sold, and for your transgressions was your mother put away.
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.
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 I say to the unmarried and to widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I. — read the full passage →
But, because of fornications, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband.
But, because of fornications, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband. — 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, — read the full passage →
They say unto him, Why then did Moses command to give a bill of divorcement, and to put her away?
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;
Faithful is the saying, If a man seeketh the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. — read the full passage →
Wives, be in subjection unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. — 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?
For the unbelieving husband is sanctified in the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified in the brother: else were your children unclean; but now are they holy.
And the woman that hath an unbelieving husband, and he is content to dwell with her, let her not leave her husband.
Or are ye ignorant, brethren (for I speak to men who know the law), that the law hath dominion over a man for so long time as he liveth?
for the law worketh wrath; but where there is no law, neither is there transgression.
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 →
The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. — read the full passage →
The disciples say unto him, If the case of the man is so with his wife, it is not expedient to marry.
The disciples say unto him, If the case of the man is so with his wife, it is not expedient to marry. — 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?
And he answered and said, Have ye not read, that he who made them from the beginning made them male and female,
Think not that I came to destroy the law or the prophets: I came not to destroy, but to fulfil.
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 →
When thou gatherest the grapes of thy vineyard, thou shalt not glean it after thee: it shall be for the sojourner, for the fatherless, and for the widow.
Was any man called being circumcised? let him not become uncircumcised. Hath any been called in uncircumcision? let him not be circumcised.
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.
Give to every one that asketh thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again.
Putting away therefore all wickedness, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, — read the full passage →
For he that was called in the Lord being a bondservant, is the Lord’s freedman: likewise he that was called being free, is Christ’s bondservant.
they say unto him, Teacher, this woman hath been taken in adultery, in the very act.
For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife;
For the unbelieving husband is sanctified in the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified in the brother: else were your children unclean; but now are they holy. — read the full passage →
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.
Contend with your mother, contend; for she is not my wife, neither am I her husband; and let her put away her whoredoms from her face, and her adulteries from between her breasts;
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