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Matthew 19:3-9
Some Pharisees came and tried to trap him with this question:“ Should a man be allowed to divorce his wife for just any reason?”“ Haven’t you read the Scriptures?” Jesus replied.“ They record that from the beginning‘ God made them male and female.’”And he said,“‘ This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.’Since they are no longer two but one, let no one split apart what God has joined together.”“ Then why did Moses say in the law that a man could give his wife a written notice of divorce and send her away?” they asked.Jesus replied,“ Moses permitted divorce only as a concession to your hard hearts, but it was not what God had originally intended.And I tell you this, whoever divorces his wife and marries someone else commits adultery— unless his wife has been unfaithful.”
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Ephesians 5:28-31
In the same way, husbands ought to love their wives as they love their own bodies. For a man who loves his wife actually shows love for himself.No one hates his own body but feeds and cares for it, just as Christ cares for the church.And we are members of his body.As the Scriptures say,“ A man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.”
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Mark 10:6-12
But‘ God made them male and female’ from the beginning of creation.‘ This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife,and the two are united into one.’ Since they are no longer two but one,let no one split apart what God has joined together.”Later, when he was alone with his disciples in the house, they brought up the subject again.He told them,“ Whoever divorces his wife and marries someone else commits adultery against her.And if a woman divorces her husband and marries someone else, she commits adultery.”
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Romans 7:2
For example, when a woman marries, the law binds her to her husband as long as he is alive. But if he dies, the laws of marriage no longer apply to her.
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1 Peter 3 1-1 Peter 3 7
In the same way, you wives must accept the authority of your husbands. Then, even if some refuse to obey the Good News, your godly lives will speak to them without any words. They will be won overby observing your pure and reverent lives.Don’t be concerned about the outward beauty of fancy hairstyles, expensive jewelry, or beautiful clothes.You should clothe yourselves instead with the beauty that comes from within, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is so precious to God.This is how the holy women of old made themselves beautiful. They put their trust in God and accepted the authority of their husbands.For instance, Sarah obeyed her husband, Abraham, and called him her master. You are her daughters when you do what is right without fear of what your husbands might do.In the same way, you husbands must give honor to your wives. Treat your wife with understanding as you live together. She may be weaker than you are, but she is your equal partner in God’s gift of new life. Treat her as you should so your prayers will not be hindered.
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1 Corinthians 6 16-1 Corinthians 6 17
And don’t you realize that if a man joins himself to a prostitute, he becomes one body with her? For the Scriptures say,“ The two are united into one.”But the person who is joined to the Lord is one spirit with him.
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1 Corinthians 7 10-1 Corinthians 7 11
But for those who are married, I have a command that comes not from me, but from the Lord. A wife must not leave her husband.But if she does leave him, let her remain single or else be reconciled to him. And the husband must not leave his wife.
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Proverbs 31:10
Who can find a virtuous and capable wife? She is more precious than rubies.
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Malachi 2:14-16
You cry out,“ Why doesn’t the Lord accept my worship?” I’ll tell you why! Because the Lord witnessed the vows you and your wife made when you were young. But you have been unfaithful to her, though she remained your faithful partner, the wife of your marriage vows.Didn’t the Lord make you one with your wife? In body and spirit you are his. And what does he want? Godly children from your union. So guard your heart; remain loyal to the wife of your youth.“ For I hate divorce!” says the Lord, the God of Israel.“ To divorce your wife is to overwhelm her with cruelty,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.“ So guard your heart; do not be unfaithful to your wife.”
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Proverbs 12:4
A worthy wife is a crown for her husband, but a disgraceful woman is like cancer in his bones.
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1 Corinthians 7 2-1 Corinthians 7 4
But because there is so much sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman should have her own husband.The husband should fulfill his wife’s sexual needs, and the wife should fulfill her husband’s needs.The wife gives authority over her body to her husband, and the husband gives authority over his body to his wife.
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Psalms 45:10
Listen to me, O royal daughter; take to heart what I say. Forget your people and your family far away.
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Deuteronomy 4:4
But all of you who were faithful to the Lord your God are still alive today— every one of you.
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Genesis 31:14-15
Rachel and Leah responded,“ That’s fine with us! We won’t inherit any of our father’s wealth anyway.He has reduced our rights to those of foreign women. And after he sold us, he wasted the money you paid him for us.
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1 Timothy 5 14
So I advise these younger widows to marry again, have children, and take care of their own homes. Then the enemy will not be able to say anything against them.
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Deuteronomy 10:20
You must fear the Lord your God and worship him and cling to him. Your oaths must be in his name alone.
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Acts 11:23
When he arrived and saw this evidence of God’s blessing, he was filled with joy, and he encouraged the believers to stay true to the Lord.
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Leviticus 22:12-13
If a priest’s daughter marries someone outside the priestly family, she may no longer eat the sacred offerings.But if she becomes a widow or is divorced and has no children to support her, and she returns to live in her father’s home as in her youth, she may eat her father’s food again. Otherwise, no one outside a priest’s family may eat the sacred offerings.
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Genesis 24:58-59
So they called Rebekah.“ Are you willing to go with this man?” they asked her. And she replied,“ Yes, I will go.”So they said good bye to Rebekah and sent her away with Abraham’s servant and his men. The woman who had been Rebekah’s childhood nurse went along with her.
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Joshua 23:8
Rather, cling tightly to the Lord your God as you have done until now.