Separation In Marriage

And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband: — read the full passage →

But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart. A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases: but God hath called us to peace.

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

Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.

But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.

For the Lord, the God of Israel, saith that he hateth putting away: for one covereth violence with his garment, saith the Lord of hosts: therefore take heed to your spirit, that ye deal not treacherously.

Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;

Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.

He saith unto them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so.

Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. — read the full passage →

He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. — read the full passage →

And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery.

The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause? — read the full passage →

But to the rest speak I, not the Lord: If any brother hath a wife that believeth not, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away. — read the full passage →

Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?

And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband:

Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and whosoever marrieth her that is put away from her husband committeth adultery.

But to the rest speak I, not the Lord: If any brother hath a wife that believeth not, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away. — read the full passage →

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 provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.

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

Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband.

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

Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the Lord.

And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.

Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.

For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to her husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of her husband.

When a man hath taken a wife, and married her, and it come to pass that she find no favour in his eyes, because he hath found some uncleanness in her: then let him write her a bill of divorcement, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house. — read the full passage →

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

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

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

The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.

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

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to her husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of her husband. — read the full passage →

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

He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.

But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife.

Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.

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

But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart. A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases: but God hath called us to peace. — read the full passage →

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

Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives;

Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband. — read the full passage →

And the Pharisees came to him, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? tempting him. — read the full passage →

And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh?

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. — read the full passage →

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

But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

So then if, while her husband liveth, she be married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if her husband be dead, she is free from that law; so that she is no adulteress, though she be married to another man.

They say, If a man put away his wife, and she go from him, and become another man’s, shall he return unto her again? shall not that land be greatly polluted? but thou hast played the harlot with many lovers; yet return again to me, saith the Lord.

Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.

Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord. — read the full passage →

Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children; — read the full passage →

The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause? — read the full passage →

And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these sayings, he departed from Galilee, and came into the coasts of Judea beyond Jordan; — read the full passage →

It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:

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

For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

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

A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.

When a man hath taken a wife, and married her, and it come to pass that she find no favour in his eyes, because he hath found some uncleanness in her: then let him write her a bill of divorcement, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house.

He saith unto them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so. — read the full passage →

And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name’s sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life.

And I saw, when for all the causes whereby backsliding Israel committed adultery I had put her away, and given her a bill of divorce; yet her treacherous sister Judah feared not, but went and played the harlot also.

Thus saith the Lord, Where is the bill of your mother’s divorcement, whom I have put away? or which of my creditors is it to whom I have sold you? Behold, for your iniquities have ye sold yourselves, and for your transgressions is your mother put away.

And the woman which hath an husband that believeth not, and if he be pleased to dwell with her, let her not leave him.

So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.

Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.

What? know ye not that he which is joined to an harlot is one body? for two, saith he, shall be one flesh.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

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

They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away?

Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse; thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck.

A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;

And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.

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

And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female,

Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily.

Can two walk together, except they be agreed?

Thou shalt not commit adultery.

And the rib, which the Lord God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.

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

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

And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.

For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: else were your children unclean; but now are they holy.

I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I. — read the full passage →

Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.

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

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

A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.

And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;

Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God. — read the full passage →

Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.

And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery.

And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away.

The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. — read the full passage →