Wives Nagging

A continual dropping in a day of rain, And a woman of contentions are alike,

A calamity to his father <FI>is<Fi> a foolish son, And the contentions of a wife <FI>are<Fi> a continual dropping.

Every wise woman hath builded her house, And the foolish with her hands breaketh it down.

Women--in like manner grave, not false accusers, vigilant, faithful in all things.

but ye also, every one in particular--let each his own wife so love as himself, and the wife--that she may reverence the husband.

for what, hast thou known, O wife, whether the husband thou shalt save? or what, hast thou known, O husband, whether the wife thou shalt save?

Ministrants--let them be of one wife husbands; the children leading well, and their own houses,

it behoveth, therefore, the overseer to be blameless, of one wife a husband, vigilant, sober, decent, a friend of strangers, apt to teach,

Followers of me become ye, as I also <FI>am<Fi> of Christ. — read the full passage →

and to the married I announce--not I, but the Lord--let not a wife separate from a husband:

Let every soul to the higher authorities be subject, for there is no authority except from God, and the authorities existing are appointed by God, — read the full passage →

and if a woman may put away her husband, and is married to another, she committeth adultery.'

what therefore God did join together, let not man put asunder.'

For I have known the thoughts that I am thinking towards you--an affirmation of Jehovah; thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give to you posterity and hope.

for those who did minister well a good step to themselves do acquire, and much boldness in faith that <FI>is<Fi> in Christ Jesus.

and let these also first be proved, then let them minister, being unblameable.

(and if any one his own house <FI>how<Fi> to lead hath not known, how an assembly of God shall he take care of?)

his own house leading well, having children in subjection with all gravity,

not given to wine, not a striker, not given to filthy lucre, but gentle, not contentious, not a lover of money,

and he answering said to them, `What did Moses command you?'

Unto the woman He said, `Multiplying I multiply thy sorrow and thy conception, in sorrow dost thou bear children, and toward thy husband <FI>is<Fi> thy desire, and he doth rule over thee.'

having the secret of the faith in a pure conscience,

Ministrants--in like manner grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not given to filthy lucre,

and it behoveth him also to have a good testimony from those without, that he may not fall into reproach and a snare of the devil.

not a new convert, lest having been puffed up he may fall to a judgment of the devil;

Stedfast <FI>is<Fi> the word: If any one the oversight doth long for, a right work he desireth;

Become, then, followers of God, as children beloved, — read the full passage →

And, if the unbelieving doth separate himself--let him separate himself: the brother or the sister is not under servitude in such <FI>cases<Fi> , and in peace hath God called us;

for the unbelieving husband hath been sanctified in the wife, and the unbelieving wife hath been sanctified in the husband; otherwise your children are unclean, but now they are holy.

and a woman who hath a husband unbelieving, and he is pleased to dwell with her, let her not send him away;

And to the rest I speak--not the Lord--if any brother hath a wife unbelieving, and she is pleased to dwell with him, let him not send her away;

but and if she may separate, let her remain unmarried, or to the husband let her be reconciled, and let not a husband send away a wife.

And concerning the things of which ye wrote to me: good <FI>it is<Fi> for a man not to touch a woman, — read the full passage →

so that ye are not behind in any gift, waiting for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ,

so then the faith <FI>is<Fi> by a report, and the report through a saying of God,

and he saith to them, `Whoever may put away his wife, and may marry another, doth commit adultery against her;

And in the house again his disciples of the same thing questioned him,

and they shall be--the two--for one flesh; so that they are no more two, but one flesh;

on this account shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave unto his wife,

but from the beginning of the creation, a male and a female God did make them;

And Jesus answering said to them, `For the stiffness of your heart he wrote you this command,

and they said, `Moses suffered to write a bill of divorce, and to put away.'

Nor doth an inhabitant say, `I was sick,' The people that is dwelling in it, is forgiven of iniquity!