Spouse Abuse

Husbands, love your wives, and don’t be bitter against them.

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.

Yet if the unbeliever departs, let there be separation. The brother or the sister is not under bondage in such cases, but God has called us in peace.

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.

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.

But know this, that in the last days, grievous times will come. — read the full passage →

Drive out the mocker, and strife will go out; yes, quarrels and insults will stop.

Yahweh examines the righteous, but the wicked and him who loves violence his soul hates.

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

Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is good for building up as the need may be, that it may give grace to those who hear.

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 →

The mouth of the righteous is a spring of life, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

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

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

He will redeem their soul from oppression and violence. Their blood will be precious in his sight.

So, then, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger; — 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.

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

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

Out of the same mouth comes blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so.

Remember those who are in bonds, as bound with them; and those who are ill-treated, since you are also in the body.

Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, outcry, and slander, be put away from you, with all malice.

Now the works of the flesh are obvious, which are: adultery, sexual immorality, uncleanness, lustfulness, — read the full passage →

But to the rest I—not the Lord—say, if any brother has an unbelieving wife, and she is content to live with him, let him not leave her. — read the full passage →

Or don’t you know that the unrighteous will not inherit the Kingdom of God? Don’t be deceived. Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor male prostitutes, nor homosexuals, — read the full passage →

There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who don’t walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.

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.

“If your brother sins against you, go, show him his fault between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained back your brother. — read the full passage →

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. — read the full passage →

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

If anyone among you thinks himself to be religious while he doesn’t bridle his tongue, but deceives his heart, this man’s religion is worthless.

Put on therefore, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, humility, and perseverance; — read the full passage →

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

Brothers, even if a man is caught in some fault, you who are spiritual must restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; looking to yourself so that you also aren’t tempted.

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

“You have heard that it was said to the ancient ones, ‘You shall not murder;’ and ‘Whoever shall murder shall be in danger of the judgment.’ — read the full passage →

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 →

Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

Yahweh executes righteous acts, and justice for all who are oppressed.

Yahweh will also be a high tower for the oppressed; a high tower in times of trouble.

Here is the patience of the saints, those who keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.”

Finally, be all like-minded, compassionate, loving as brothers, tender hearted, courteous,

Be subject therefore to God. But resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceful, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

Don’t count him as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.

Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you withdraw yourselves from every brother who walks in rebellion, and not after the tradition which they received from us.

but now you also put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and shameful speaking out of your mouth.

You fathers, don’t provoke your children to wrath, but nurture them in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

subjecting yourselves one to another in the fear of Christ.

But sexual immorality, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not even be mentioned among you, as becomes saints; — read the full passage →

Finally, brothers, rejoice. Be perfected, be comforted, be of the same mind, live in peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you.

Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old things have passed away. Behold, all things have become new.

I wrote to you in my letter to have no company with sexual sinners; — read the full passage →

If it is possible, as much as it is up to you, be at peace with all men.

A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, just like I have loved you; that you also love one another.

“If anyone comes to me, and doesn’t disregardhis own father, mother, wife, children, brothers, and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he can’t be my disciple.

In that day, I will punish all those who leap over the threshold, who fill their master’s house with violence and deceit.

Death and life are in the power of the tongue; those who love it will eat its fruit.

who executes justice for the oppressed; who gives food to the hungry. Yahweh frees the prisoners.

I know that Yahweh will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and justice for the needy.

You will save the afflicted people, But your eyes are on the haughty, that you may bring them down.

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 →

See how great a love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! For this cause the world doesn’t know us, because it didn’t know him.

and in godliness brotherly affection; and in brotherly affection, love.

Therefore lift up the hands that hang down and the feeble knees,

For God didn’t give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.

If then you 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 →

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

Don’t you know that you are a temple of God, and that God’s Spirit lives in you? — read the full passage →

He who doesn’t love doesn’t know God, for God is love.

Brothers, if any among you wanders from the truth and someone turns him back, — read the full passage →

Confess your offenses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The insistent prayer of a righteous person is powerfully effective.

Let us consider how to provoke one another to love and good works,

Let us consider how to provoke one another to love and good works, — read the full passage →

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

If any man doesn’t obey our word in this letter, note that man, that you have no company with him, to the end that he may be ashamed. — read the full passage →

We exhort you, brothers, admonish the disorderly, encourage the faint-hearted, support the weak, be patient toward all.

Therefore exhort one another, and build each other up, even as you also do.

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

Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is good for building up as the need may be, that it may give grace to those who hear. — read the full passage →

Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.

No temptation has taken you except what is common to man. God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted above what you are able, but will with the temptation also make the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.

Or don’t you know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which you have from God? You are not your own, — read the full passage →

Dare any of you, having a matter against his neighbor, go to law before the unrighteous, and not before the saints? — read the full passage →

Pharisees came to him testing him, and asked him, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?” — read the full passage →

Jesus answered and spoke again in parables to them, saying, — 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 →

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

My little children, let’s not love in word only, neither with the tongue only, but in deed and truth.

Fathers, don’t provoke your children, so that they won’t be discouraged.

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

Be therefore imitators of God, as beloved children.

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.

I myself am also persuaded about you, my brothers, that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish others.

For the woman that has a husband is bound by law to the husband while he lives, but if the husband dies, she is discharged from the law of the husband.

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.”

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

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

So then, let us follow after things which make for peace, and things by which we may build one another up.

Repay no one evil for evil. Respect what is honorable in the sight of all men. — read the full passage →