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Therefore an overseer must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, sober-minded, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,
But because of the temptation to sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife and each woman her own husband.
Accordingly, she will be called an adulteress if she lives with another man while her husband is alive. But if her husband dies, she is free from that law, and if she marries another man she is not an adulteress.
But I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except on the ground of sexual immorality, makes her commit adultery, and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
However, let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband.
For a married woman is bound by law to her husband while he lives, but if her husband dies she is released from the law of marriage.
After some days Felix came with his wife Drusilla, who was Jewish, and he sent for Paul and heard him speak about faith in Christ Jesus.
“Everyone who divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery, and he who marries a woman divorced from her husband commits adultery.
And he said to them, “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her,
Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour.
And while they were going to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the marriage feast, and the door was shut.
Five of them were foolish, and five were wise.
And I say to you: whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery.”
“It was also said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce.’
She saw that for all the adulteries of that faithless one, Israel, I had sent her away with a decree of divorce. Yet her treacherous sister Judah did not fear, but she too went and played the whore.
And seven women shall take hold of one man in that day, saying, “We will eat our own bread and wear our own clothes, only let us be called by your name; take away our reproach.”
And Lamech took two wives. The name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.
So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.
Blessed and holy is the one who shares in the first resurrection! Over such the second death has no power, but they will be priests of God and of Christ, and they will reign with him for a thousand years.
Let us rejoice and exult and give him the glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and his Bride has made herself ready; it was granted her to clothe herself with fine linen, bright and pure”— for the fine linen is the righteous deeds of the saints. And the angel said to me, “Write this: Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.” And he said to me, “These are the true words of God.”
Then a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying, “So will Babylon the great city be thrown down with violence, and will be found no more;
And I saw a beast rising out of the sea, with ten horns and seven heads, with ten diadems on its horns and blasphemous names on its heads. And the beast that I saw was like a leopard; its feet were like a bear's, and its mouth was like a lion's mouth. And to it the dragon gave his power and his throne and great authority. One of its heads seemed to have a mortal wound, but its mortal wound was healed, and the whole earth marveled as they followed the beast. And they worshiped the dragon, for he had given his authority to the beast, and they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast, and who can fight against it?” And the beast was given a mouth uttering haughty and blasphemous words, and it was allowed to exercise authority for forty-two months. ...
Now war arose in heaven, Michael and his angels fighting against the dragon. And the dragon and his angels fought back, but he was defeated, and there was no longer any place for them in heaven. And the great dragon was thrown down, that ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world—he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.
The one who conquers, I will grant him to sit with me on my throne, as I also conquered and sat down with my Father on his throne.
And the angels who did not stay within their own position of authority, but left their proper dwelling, he has kept in eternal chains under gloomy darkness until the judgment of the great day—
Who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers having been subjected to him.
Likewise, husbands, live with your wives in an understanding way, showing honor to the woman as the weaker vessel, since they are heirs with you of the grace of life, so that your prayers may not be hindered.
As Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord. And you are her children, if you do good and do not fear anything that is frightening.
For this is how the holy women who hoped in God used to adorn themselves, by submitting to their own husbands,
But let your adorning be the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God's sight is very precious.
Do not let your adorning be external—the braiding of hair and the putting on of gold jewelry, or the clothing you wear—
When they see your respectful and pure conduct.
Likewise, wives, be subject to your own husbands, so that even if some do not obey the word, they may be won without a word by the conduct of their wives,
Live as people who are free, not using your freedom as a cover-up for evil, but living as servants of God.
For this is the will of God, that by doing good you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish people.
Or to governors as sent by him to punish those who do evil and to praise those who do good.
Be subject for the Lord's sake to every human institution, whether it be to the emperor as supreme,
Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.
Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who will have to give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with groaning, for that would be of no advantage to you.
Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous.
Looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.
And just as it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment,
Although he was a son, he learned obedience through what he suffered.
And to which of the angels has he ever said, “Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet”?
If we endure, we will also reign with him; if we deny him, he also will deny us;
Let deacons each be the husband of one wife, managing their children and their own households well.
For if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he care for God's church?
He must manage his own household well, with all dignity keeping his children submissive,
Not a drunkard, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money.
The saying is trustworthy: If anyone aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a noble task.
Yet she will be saved through childbearing—if they continue in faith and love and holiness, with self-control.
And Adam was not deceived, but the woman was deceived and became a transgressor.
For Adam was formed first, then Eve;
I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; rather, she is to remain quiet.
Let a woman learn quietly with all submissiveness.
For the wrongdoer will be paid back for the wrong he has done, and there is no partiality.
Knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ.
Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men,
Slaves, obey in everything those who are your earthly masters, not by way of eye-service, as people-pleasers, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord.
Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged.
Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord.
Husbands, love your wives, and do not be harsh with them.
Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.
And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
And every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
So that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name,
And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.
This mystery is profound, and I am saying that it refers to Christ and the church.
“Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.”
Because we are members of his body.
For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church,
In the same way husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.
So that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish.
That he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word,
Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her,
Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit in everything to their husbands.
For the husband is the head of the wife even as Christ is the head of the church, his body, and is himself its Savior.
Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord.
There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness?
On the first day of every week, each of you is to put something aside and store it up, as he may prosper, so that there will be no collecting when I come.
Nevertheless, in the Lord woman is not independent of man nor man of woman;
That is why a wife ought to have a symbol of authority on her head, because of the angels.
Neither was man created for woman, but woman for man.
For man was not made from woman, but woman from man.
For a man ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God, but woman is the glory of man.
For if a wife will not cover her head, then she should cut her hair short. But since it is disgraceful for a wife to cut off her hair or shave her head, let her cover her head.
A wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to be married to whom she wishes, only in the Lord.
But if you do marry, you have not sinned, and if a betrothed woman marries, she has not sinned. Yet those who marry will have worldly troubles, and I would spare you that.
Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek to be free. Are you free from a wife? Do not seek a wife.
Now concerning the matters about which you wrote: “It is good for a man not to have sexual relations with a woman.” But because of the temptation to sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife and each woman her own husband. The husband should give to his wife her conjugal rights, and likewise the wife to her husband. For the wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does. Likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does. Do not deprive one another, except perhaps by agreement for a limited time, that you may devote yourselves to prayer; but then come together again, so that Satan may not tempt you because of your lack of self-control. ...
Or do you not know that he who is joined to a prostitute becomes one body with her? For, as it is written, “The two will become one flesh.”
And we impart this in words not taught by human wisdom but taught by the Spirit, interpreting spiritual truths to those who are spiritual.
Therefore one must be in subjection, not only to avoid God's wrath but also for the sake of conscience.
For he is God's servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, an avenger who carries out God's wrath on the wrongdoer.
For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Would you have no fear of the one who is in authority? Then do what is good, and you will receive his approval,
Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment.
Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God.
Now these Jews were more noble than those in Thessalonica; they received the word with all eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so.
Paul came also to Derbe and to Lystra. A disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a Jewish woman who was a believer, but his father was a Greek. He was well spoken of by the brothers at Lystra and Iconium. Paul wanted Timothy to accompany him, and he took him and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those places, for they all knew that his father was a Greek. As they went on their way through the cities, they delivered to them for observance the decisions that had been reached by the apostles and elders who were in Jerusalem. So the churches were strengthened in the faith, and they increased in numbers daily. ...
For David, after he had served the purpose of God in his own generation, fell asleep and was laid with his fathers and saw corruption,
God exalted him at his right hand as Leader and Savior, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins.
But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than men.
Saying, “We strictly charged you not to teach in this name, yet here you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and you intend to bring this man's blood upon us.”
When they were released, they went to their friends and reported what the chief priests and the elders had said to them.
And when Peter saw it he addressed the people: “Men of Israel, why do you wonder at this, or why do you stare at us, as though by our own power or piety we have made him walk?
To take the place in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas turned aside to go to his own place.”
You heard me say to you, ‘I am going away, and I will come to you.’ If you loved me, you would have rejoiced, because I am going to the Father, for the Father is greater than I.
I have come in my Father's name, and you do not receive me. If another comes in his own name, you will receive him.
“I can do nothing on my own. As I hear, I judge, and my judgment is just, because I seek not my own will but the will of him who sent me.
So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of his own accord, but only what he sees the Father doing. For whatever the Father does, that the Son does likewise.
This was why the Jews were seeking all the more to kill him, because not only was he breaking the Sabbath, but he was even calling God his own Father, making himself equal with God.
(For Jesus himself had testified that a prophet has no honor in his own hometown.)
God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.”
He first found his own brother Simon and said to him, “We have found the Messiah” (which means Christ).
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
But from now on the Son of Man shall be seated at the right hand of the power of God.”
Calling ten of his servants, he gave them ten minas, and said to them, ‘Engage in business until I come.’
And they begged him not to command them to depart into the abyss.
Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye?
It is like a man going on a journey, when he leaves home and puts his servants in charge, each with his work, and commands the doorkeeper to stay awake.
And if she divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery.”
And the two shall become one flesh.’ So they are no longer two but one flesh.
‘Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife,
And Pharisees came up and in order to test him asked, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?” He answered them, “What did Moses command you?” They said, “Moses allowed a man to write a certificate of divorce and to send her away.” And Jesus said to them, “Because of your hardness of heart he wrote you this commandment. But from the beginning of creation, ‘God made them male and female.’ ...
And Pharisees came up and in order to test him asked, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?”
But he answered, ‘Truly, I say to you, I do not know you.’
Afterward the other virgins came also, saying, ‘Lord, lord, open to us.’
But the wise answered, saying, ‘Since there will not be enough for us and for you, go rather to the dealers and buy for yourselves.’
And the foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’
Then all those virgins rose and trimmed their lamps.
But at midnight there was a cry, ‘Here is the bridegroom! Come out to meet him.’
As the bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and slept.
But the wise took flasks of oil with their lamps.
For when the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them,
“Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom.
“‘The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at my right hand, until I put your enemies under your feet’?
And seeing a fig tree by the wayside, he went to it and found nothing on it but only leaves. And he said to it, “May no fruit ever come from you again!” And the fig tree withered at once.
And Pharisees came up to him and tested him by asking, “Is it lawful to divorce one's wife for any cause?” He answered, “Have you not read that he who created them from the beginning made them male and female, and said, ‘Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh’? So they are no longer two but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate.” They said to him, “Why then did Moses command one to give a certificate of divorce and to send her away?” ...
And Pharisees came up to him and tested him by asking, “Is it lawful to divorce one's wife for any cause?”
For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished.
“Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.
Seeing the crowds, he went up on the mountain, and when he sat down, his disciples came to him. And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. ...
And he will turn the hearts of fathers to their children and the hearts of children to their fathers, lest I come and strike the land with a decree of utter destruction.”
“Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and awesome day of the Lord comes.
“Oholah played the whore while she was mine, and she lusted after her lovers the Assyrians, warriors
Oholah was the name of the elder and Oholibah the name of her sister. They became mine, and they bore sons and daughters. As for their names, Oholah is Samaria, and Oholibah is Jerusalem.
They played the whore in Egypt; they played the whore in their youth; there their breasts were pressed and their virgin bosoms handled.
“Son of man, there were two women, the daughters of one mother.
The word of the Lord came to me:
Return, O faithless children, declares the Lord; for I am your master; I will take you, one from a city and two from a family, and I will bring you to Zion.
In that day the branch of the Lord shall be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land shall be the pride and honor of the survivors of Israel.
The Lord has taken his place to contend; he stands to judge peoples.
My people—infants are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, your guides mislead you and they have swallowed up the course of your paths.
The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth; for the Lord has spoken: “Children have I reared and brought up, but they have rebelled against me. The ox knows its owner, and the donkey its master's crib, but Israel does not know, my people do not understand.” Ah, sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, offspring of evildoers, children who deal corruptly! They have forsaken the Lord, they have despised the Holy One of Israel, they are utterly estranged. Why will you still be struck down? Why will you continue to rebel? The whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint. ...
A continual dripping on a rainy day and a quarrelsome wife are alike;
It is better to live in a desert land than with a quarrelsome and fretful woman.
On what were its bases sunk, or who laid its cornerstone,
And I gave you your master's house and your master's wives into your arms and gave you the house of Israel and of Judah. And if this were too little, I would add to you as much more.
Nathan said to David, “You are the man! Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, ‘I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you out of the hand of Saul.
Now Gideon had seventy sons, his own offspring, for he had many wives.
But he shall acknowledge the firstborn, the son of the unloved, by giving him a double portion of all that he has, for he is the firstfruits of his strength. The right of the firstborn is his.
Then on the day when he assigns his possessions as an inheritance to his sons, he may not treat the son of the loved as the firstborn in preference to the son of the unloved, who is the firstborn,
“If a man has two wives, the one loved and the other unloved, and both the loved and the unloved have borne him children, and if the firstborn son belongs to the unloved,
And he shall not acquire many wives for himself, lest his heart turn away, nor shall he acquire for himself excessive silver and gold.
Only he must not acquire many horses for himself or cause the people to return to Egypt in order to acquire many horses, since the Lord has said to you, ‘You shall never return that way again.’
You may indeed set a king over you whom the Lord your God will choose. One from among your brothers you shall set as king over you. You may not put a foreigner over you, who is not your brother.
“When you come to the land that the Lord your God is giving you, and you possess it and dwell in it and then say, ‘I will set a king over me, like all the nations that are around me,’
And you shall not take a woman as a rival wife to her sister, uncovering her nakedness while her sister is still alive.
And if he does not do these three things for her, she shall go out for nothing, without payment of money.
If he takes another wife to himself, he shall not diminish her food, her clothing, or her marital rights.
If he designates her for his son, he shall deal with her as with a daughter.